Bridge dedication will honor Perry son killed in action

Posted on October 17, 2014

Forty-four years after U.S. Army SP4 Billy Jacob Hartsfield was killed in action during the Vietnam War, the new bridge crossing the Aucilla River on U.S. 98 will be dedicated in his honor.

A ceremony will be held Monday, Oct. 20, at 4 p.m. at the bridge, which was completed earlier this year. The event is expected to feature local officials along with State Rep. Halsey Beshears and Sen. Bill Montford, as well as representatives from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).

PHOTO: Billy Hartsfield joined the army when he was 18; he was killed in action shortly after turning 21.

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