State Rep. Rich Irvin | Pennsylvania 81st Legislative District
State Rep. Rich Irvin | Pennsylvania 81st Legislative District
A ceremony will be held to dedicate the bridge carrying State Route 997 over Conodoguinet Creek in Letterkenny Township as the Pvt. Clyde C. McVitty Memorial Bridge. McVitty served with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd “All-American” Airborne Division and was killed in action during the Anzio Beach landing on February 9, 1944. Representative Rich Irvin (R-Franklin/Huntingdon) authored the bill naming the bridge.
Participants in the event include Rep. Irvin; Rev. William Kauffman; Lurgan Township Supervisor Lawrence “Chip” Kolb Jr.; Sam Worley, former Franklin County commissioner and World War II veteran; Minutemen of American Legion Post #223 Shippensburg; and the family of McVitty.
The ceremony is scheduled for Friday, August 30, at 2:30 p.m., at Lurgan Lions Club, located at 13978 Cumberland Hwy, Orrstown, PA.
For further information, media contact Tricia Lehman at 717-772-9840 or tlehman@pahousegop.com.
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