BILL NUMBER: S8338A
SPONSOR: BORRELLO
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system as the "T Sgt Walter Shearing Memorial Highway"
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Designates the Portion of State route 19 from Eddy Road in the Town of
Gainesville, county of Wyoming to East Mill Street in the village of
Gainesville, county of Wyoming, as the "Tech. Sgt. Walter W. Shearing
Memorial Highway"
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: States a portion of the state highway system to be designated
as the "T Sgt. Walter Shearing Memorial Highway". All that portion of
the state highway system constituting state route nineteen from Eddy
Road in the town of Gainesville, county of Wyoming, to East Mill Street
in the village of Gainesville, county of Wyoming, shall be designated
and known as the "T Sgt. Walter Shearing Memorial Highway".
Section 2: States that the commissioner of transportation shall provide
for the installation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state
highway systems as designated pursuant to section I of this act. The
designation will be for ceremonial purposes only, and the official name
of the bride will not be changed as a result of this act.
Section 3: Provides the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
TS Shearing served his country with valor and honor during the Second
World War. Tech. Sgt. Walter W. Shearing was in General Patton's 7th
Army, 324 Infantry Regiment, famed 44th division. He fought in the
Battle of the Bulge. TS Shearing sadly was killed in action on April
17th, 1945. He was awarded two Bronze Star Medal with one oak leaf clus-
ter each, Purple Heart, and Combat Infantry Badge.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.