BARNSTABLE – A bridge dedication ceremony in honor of local World War II veteran Louis Karras of Barnstable will be held Saturday afternoon.
The bridge to be dedicated is the Route 6 overpass over Phinney’s Lane, but the ceremony will take place at the West Barnstable Deer Club off Old Stage Road in Barnstable at 12:30 p.m.
Speakers at the ceremony include State Representative Tim Whelan, MassDOT Administrator Tom Tinlin, Barnstable Town Councilor John Floores and former Councilor Ann Canedy.
Karras was a World War II US Army veteran who served in Europe with the 12th Armored Division.
He received a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart in recognition of his performance in combat.
Karras passed away in 2013 and the naming of the bridge has been a project his family had sought for years.
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