PFC Brent A. McClellan Memorial Bridge

Act 27 of 2017, § 3, under MULTIPLE DESIGNATIONS IN MULTIPLE COUNTIES - DESIGNATION.

Act 27 of 2017, § 3

Section 3. PFC Brent A. McClellan Memorial Bridge.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) Private First Class Brent A. McClellan was born on March 18, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. George McClellan, Jr., in Clarksville, Greene County.

(2) In 1963, PFC McClellan graduated from Jefferson-Morgan High School in Jefferson, Greene County.

(3) In May 1965, PFC McClellan was drafted into the United States Army to undertake basic training and advanced infantry training.

(4) Upon the completion of his training, PFC McClellan was selected to serve in the Honor Guard at Fort Myers, Virginia, near Washington D.C., during which time he was chosen to stand by the grave of President John F. Kennedy.

(5) In December 1965, PFC McClellan was deployed to Vietnam, where he was assigned as an infantryman to the 1st Platoon, B Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, during the Vietnam Conflict.

(6) On February 28, 1966, at 21 years of age, PFC McClellan was killed in an ambush by hostile forces during Operation Masher, also known as Operation White Wing, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam.

(7) PFC McClellan's awards include the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Combat Infantryman Badge.

(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 53825, located on that portion of State Route 1011, also known as Castile Run Road, over the South Fork Tenmile Creek between Jefferson Township and Clarksville Borough, Greene County, is hereby designated the PFC Brent A. McClellan 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.