Bill Text: PA HB1862 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating a bridge carrying State Route 607 over Freeman Run in the Borough of Austin, Potter County, as the Captain Edgar E. Nuschke Memorial Bridge; and designating a bridge carrying State Route 872 at Section 110 Offset 0960 over the East Fork of Sinnemahoning Creek in Wharton Township, Potter County, as the Private First Class Edward Ritsick Memorial Bridge.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2012-05-22 - Act No. 48 [HB1862 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB1862-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2400
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1862 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY CAUSER, SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
AN ACT
Designating a bridge carrying State Route 607 over Freeman Run
in the Borough of Austin, Potter County, as the Captain Edgar
E. Nuschke Memorial Bridge; and designating a bridge carrying
State Route 872 at Section 110 Offset 0960 over the East Fork
of Sinnemahoning Creek in Wharton Township, Potter County, as
the Private First Class Edward Ritsick Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Captain Edgar E. Nuschke Memorial Bridge.
(a) Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and
declares as follows:
(1) Captain Edgar E. Nuschke graduated from Austin High
School and attended the University of Pittsburgh before
entering the Army Air Corps.
(2) Captain Nuschke served in the United States Air
Force and flew 100 successful missions during World War II.
(3) After his World War II service, Captain Nuschke
continued his education at Northern Illinois College of
Optometry.
(4) Captain Nuschke practiced optometry in Sacramento
before being recalled into the Air Force in 1951 during the
Korean War, during which he flew Strategic Air Command
bombers.
(5) In 1966 Captain Nuschke was assigned to Vietnam as a
forward air controller flying L-19 Bird Dogs over enemy
territory and was responsible for gathering intelligence.
(6) Captain Nuschke was shot and killed while flying an
O1G-observation aircraft in Vietnam.
(7) Captain Nuschke served his country for 22 years.
(8) Captain Nuschke is honored on the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial, Panel 14E, Row 64.
(9) Captain Nuschke is buried in the veterans' section
of the Glen Oaks Cemetery.
(b) Designation.--The bridge carrying State Route 607 over
Freeman Run in the Borough of Austin, Potter County, is
designated as the Captain Edgar E. Nuschke Memorial Bridge.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs to indicate the designation under
subsection (b).
Section 2. Private First Class Edward Ritsick Memorial Bridge.
(a) Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and
declares as follows:
(1) Private First Class Edward Ritsick graduated from
Austin High School and was an avid hunter and sportsman.
(2) Six months after graduating from high school,
Private First Class Ritsick joined the United States Army
where he was assigned to the 65th Engineer Battalion, 25th
Infantry Division, and served as a light vehicle driver.
(3) Shortly after arriving in Vietnam, Private First
Class Ritsick was killed in action on March 11, 1968, in Hau
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Nghia Province, South Vietnam.
(4) Private First Class Ritsick is honored on the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Panel 44E, Line 20.
(5) Private First Class Ritsick is buried at St.
Augustine Cemetery in Austin.
(b) Designation.--The bridge carrying State Route 872 at
Section 110 Offset 0960 over the East Fork of Sinnemahoning
Creek in Wharton Township, Potter County, is designated as the
Private First Class Edward Ritsick Memorial Bridge.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs to indicate the designation under
subsection (b).
Section 3. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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