Pennsylvania Act 2013-20 — SPECIALIST KENNETH WAYNE LAMPMAN, SR., MEMORIAL BRIDGE, SPECIALIST GERALD DUANE STONEMETZ MEMORIAL BRIDGE, SPECIALIST CLARK ROBERT DOUGLAS MEMORIAL BRIDGE AND PRIVATE FIRST CLASS BERWYN GAYLORD COLE MEMORIAL BRIDGE - DESIGNATIONS

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AN ACT

Designating a bridge on that portion of S.R. 49 over the Cowanesque Creek, Harrison Valley, Potter County, as the Specialist Kenneth Wayne Lampman, Sr., Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge on that portion of S.R. 44 in Shinglehouse, Potter County, over the Oswayo Creek as the Specialist Gerald Duane Stonemetz Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge on that portion of Mill Street in Galeton, Potter County, over the Pine Creek as the Specialist Clark Robert Douglas Memorial Bridge; and designating a bridge on that portion of S.R. 49 over the Cowanesque River in Harrison Township, Potter County, as the Private First Class Berwyn Gaylord Cole Memorial Bridge.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Specialist Kenneth Wayne Lampman, Sr., Memorial Bridge.

(a) Findings.--

(1) Specialist 4C Kenneth Wayne Lampman, Sr., a resident of Harrison Valley, attended Northern Potter High School and served in the United States Army as an aircraft maintenance mechanic with the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam.

(2) While bravely serving his country, Specialist 4C Lampman was killed on March 5, 1967, when his helicopter crashed in Vietnam.

(b) Designation.--The bridge located on S.R. 49 at segment 460 offset 1088 in Harrison Valley, Potter County, over the Cowanesque Creek is hereby designated the Specialist Kenneth Wayne Lampman, Sr., Memorial Bridge.

(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to traffic in both directions on the bridge.

Section 2. Specialist Gerald Duane Stonemetz Memorial Bridge.

(a) Findings.--

(1) United States Army Specialist 4 Gerald Duane Stonemetz of Shinglehouse was killed on January 8, 1969, while serving his country in Vietnam.

(2) Specialist 4 Stonemetz was awarded the Army Commendation Medal, the National Defense Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Ribbon and Marksman Badge with rifle bar.

(b) Designation.--The bridge located on S.R. 44 segment 1090 offset 0093 in Shinglehouse Borough, Potter County, over the Oswayo Creek is hereby designated the Specialist Gerald Duane Stonemetz Memorial Bridge.

(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to traffic in both directions on the bridge.

Section 3. Specialist Clark Robert Douglas Memorial Bridge.

(a) Findings.--

(1) Specialist 4 Clark Robert Douglas graduated from Galeton High School and attended the Williamsport School of Commerce prior to joining the United States Army.

(2) Specialist 4 Douglas, a medic attached to the 1st Air Cavalry Division Charlie Company, was killed while administering aid to a wounded soldier on November 11, 1969, at Firebase LZ Jeri in Phouc Long Province, Vietnam.

(3) Specialist 4 Douglas was awarded medals for bravery and heroism for rendering aid to wounded soldiers in the midst of enemy fire. Although thrown to the ground by a burst of impacting mortar round, he persistently crawled in to the fusillade to assist his fellow soldiers when he was mortally struck by another round of fire.

(b) Designation.--The bridge located on S.R. 1022 segment 20 offset 0000 Mill Street in Galeton Borough, Potter County, over the Pine Creek is hereby designated the Specialist Clark Robert Douglas Memorial Bridge.

(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to traffic in both directions on the bridge.

Section 4. Private First Class Berwyn Gaylord Cole Memorial Bridge.

(a) Findings.--

(1) Private First Class Berwyn Gaylord Cole, resident of Elmer, Harrison Township, Potter County, graduated from Harrison High School in 1943.

(2) Private Cole was drafted into the United States Army when he was 18 years old, received basic training at Camp Meade, Maryland, and was stationed at Camp Haan, California.

(3) Private Cole was assigned to Company A, 119th Infantry Regiment and was sent overseas.

(4) On December 21, 1944, when he was 19 years old, Private Cole was killed in action at the Battle of the Bulge.

(b) Designation.--The bridge located on S.R. 49 at Segment 0500 Offset 1426 over the Cowanesque River in Harrison Township, Potter County, is hereby designated the Private First Class Berwyn Gaylord Cole Memorial Bridge.

(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to traffic in both directions on the bridge.

Section 5. Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.