Section 21. PFC John Rivers Way.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) PFC John Rivers was born in Riverside, New Jersey, and attended Quakertown High School, Quakertown, where he played football.
(2) PFC Rivers served in the 11th Machine Gun Squad, H Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines in World War II.
(3) On August 21, 1942, PFC Rivers was killed at the Battle of Tenaru, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
(4) PFC Rivers was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.
(b) Designation.--The section of Pennsylvania Route 563 in Bucks County from Pennsylvania Route 313 to Old Bethlehem Road is designated the PFC John Rivers Way.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to traffic in both directions on the highway.