Section 18. First Lieutenant Eric Fisher Wood, Jr., Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) First Lieutenant Eric Fisher Wood, Jr., was born on January 25, 1919, in Los Angeles, California, and raised in Bedford, Pennsylvania.
(2) First Lieutenant Eric Fisher Wood, Jr., was a graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy, summa cum laude, and Princeton University.
(3) Upon graduation from Princeton University, First Lieutenant Eric Fisher Wood, Jr., served in the Pennsylvania National Guard's Artillery Reserve.
(4) First Lieutenant Eric Fisher Wood, Jr., later served with Battery A, 589th Field Artillery Battalion, 106th Infantry Division, United States Army in World War II.
(5) First Lieutenant Eric Fisher Wood, Jr., was killed in action around January 22, 1945, near Meyerode, Belgium.
(6) First Lieutenant Eric Fisher Wood, Jr., was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, the Belgian Croix de Guerre and the Purple Heart Medal.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 1001 over Imlertown Run in Bedford Township, Bedford County, is designated the First Lieutenant Eric Fisher Wood, Jr., 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.