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THIRD READING
Bill No: SCR 107
Author: Wright (D), et al
Amended: 6/9/10
Vote: 21
SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE : 6-1, 6/15/10
AYES: Lowenthal, Huff, Ashburn, DeSaulnier, Kehoe, Pavley
NOES: Harman
NO VOTE RECORDED: Oropeza, Simitian
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
SUBJECT : Rudolph B. Davila Memorial Interchange
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution names the interchange of State
Highway Route (SR) 110 and SR 91 in Los Angeles as the
Rudolph B. Davila Memorial Interchange.
ANALYSIS : The author introduced this resolution to
recognize the heroism and courage demonstrated by Rudolph
B. Davila during World War II. Rudolph B. Davila was born
in El Paso, Texas, and raised in Watts, California. During
the Great Depression, he worked as part of the Civilian
Conservation Corps to restore the California Missions. Mr.
Davila served in the United States Army as a staff sergeant
stationed in Europe during World War II. His service
included heroic acts that prevented a 130-man American
rifle company from being slaughtered in a German ambush in
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Italy. Fifty-six years later, Mr. Davila, who was of
Filipino and Spanish descent, received the Medal of Honor
for his bravery during that battle from President Bill
Clinton at a Whitehouse ceremony in which 21 other Asian
Americans also received this highest commendation.
Mr. Davila was badly injured in a later battle in France in
1944, and he received a Purple Heart. Over the next six
years, he underwent 13 operations to address those
injuries, though his right arm was never fully restored.
He met his wife, Harriet, at a military hospital in
California during those treatments.
Mr. Davila went on to earn both a bachelor's degree and a
master's degree in sociology from the University of
Southern California. He then spent 30 years as a teacher
and counselor in the Los Angeles city schools.
Mr. Davila died in 2002, in Vista, California, and is
survived by his five children. He is buried in Arlington
National Cemetery.
This resolution designates the intersection of the SR 110
and the SR 91 freeways in the City of Los Angeles as the
Rudolph B. Davila Memorial Interchange. This resolution
further requests that the Department of Transportation
erect appropriate signs upon receiving donations from
non-state sources to cover the costs.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: Yes
JJA:mw 6/30/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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