Bill Text: PA HB1847 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the Davis Street Bridge over Interstate 81 in Moosic Borough, Lackawanna County, as the Andrew and Durando Pompey Memorial Bridge.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-14)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-06-30 - Laid on the table [HB1847 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB1847-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2370
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1847 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY K. SMITH, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, DALEY, DENLINGER, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, FABRIZIO, FLECK, GABLER, GEORGE, GOODMAN, GROVE, HALUSKA, HENNESSEY, HESS, KORTZ, KULA, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MILLARD, PASHINSKI, RAVENSTAHL, READSHAW, ROAE, ROCK, SAINATO, SONNEY, STABACK, YOUNGBLOOD AND GILLEN, SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
AN ACT
Designating the Davis Street Bridge over Interstate 81 in Moosic
Borough, Lackawanna County, as the Andrew and Durando Pompey
Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Andrew A. Pompey was born on May 1,
1917, in the Minooka section of Scranton; and
WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Pompey enlisted in the United States
Army within days following the attack on Pearl Harbor; and
WHEREAS, Upon completion of parachute training, Staff
Sergeant Pompey was assigned to the 504th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division; and
WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Pompey participated in combat jumps
in Italy and Sicily; and
WHEREAS, The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment was assigned
to the January 22, 1944, invasion of Anzio, Italy, where they
earned the nickname "Devils in Baggy Pants"; and
WHEREAS, While leading his squad in an assault of a bridge
spanning the Mussolini Canal near Sassano, Staff Sergeant Pompey
was killed by enemy artillery; and
WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Pompey is interred in the Italian
American Cemetery adjacent to Davis Street in Scranton near the
bridge being designated by this act; and
WHEREAS, Private First Class Durando J. Pompey was born on
September 15, 1921, in the Minooka section of Scranton; and
WHEREAS, Private First Class Pompey enlisted in the United
States Army and was inducted on September 7, 1942; and
WHEREAS, Private First Class Pompey was assigned to the 119th
Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, known as "Old
Hickory"; and
WHEREAS, Shortly after landing on Omaha Beach in June 1944,
during an attack through the French hedgerows country toward
Point Hebert and St. Lo, Private First Class Pompey was killed
by an enemy artillery barrage; and
WHEREAS, Private First Class Pompey is interred in the
American Cemetery on Long Island, New York; and
WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Pompey and Private First Class Pompey
were posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Andrew and Durando Pompey Memorial Bridge.
(a) Designation.--The Davis Street Bridge over Interstate 81
in Moosic Borough, Lackawanna County, is designated the Andrew
and Durando Pompey Memorial Bridge.
(b) Signs.–-The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to
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traffic in both directions on the bridge.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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