Section 7. Staff Sergeant Paul Regis Wilburn Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Paul Regis Wilburn was born May 4, 1920, in Duquesne, Allegheny County.
(2) Mr. Wilburn distinguished himself as an honorable veteran with the notable military accomplishment of having served as a Staff Sergeant in the United States Armed Forces, 10th Air Force, 341st Bomb Group, 490th Bomb Squadron.
(3) Before enlisting in the United States Air Force, Mr. Wilburn was employed at the Glenn L. Martin Company aircraft factory in Baltimore, Maryland.
(4) Mr. Wilburn enlisted to serve in the United States Air Force in December 1941.
(5) On January 18, 1945, Mr. Wilburn was serving as an engineer-gunner of a North American B-25 Mitchell bomber and the bomber went down in present-day Myanmar while returning from bombing the Nawnghkio Air Strip.
(6) Mr. Wilburn went missing as the plane was downed in Myanmar.
(7) Mr. Wilburn was awarded the Purple Heart.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8463, carrying U.S. Route 219 over State Route 3043, also known as Jackson Street, in Summerhill Borough, Cambria County, is designated the Staff Sergeant Paul Regis Wilburn Memorial Bridge.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to traffic in both directions on the bridge.