Specialist 4 Reuben Garnett, Jr., Memorial Bridge

Act 161 of 2018, § 6, under MULTIPLE DESIGNATIONS IN MULTIPLE COUNTIES - DESIGNATIONS.

Act 161 of 2018, § 6

Section 6. Specialist 4 Reuben Garnett, Jr., Memorial Bridge.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) Reuben Garnett, Jr., was born July 22, 1942, in Steelton.

(2) He enlisted in the United States Army at the age of 17 and held the rank of Specialist 4.

(3) On July 8, 1965, he was deployed to Vietnam, where he served as an Infantryman with A Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division.

(4) On March 4, 1966, at the age of 23, Specialist 4 Reuben Garnett, Jr., was killed by hostile small arms fire during a combat operation in Phu Yen Province, South Vietnam.

(5) He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Purple Heart, National Defense Medal, Vietnam Service Medal and the Vietnam Campaign Medal.

(b) Designation.--The bridge identified as Bridge Key 14196 located on that portion of Pennsylvania Route 39, also known as Linglestown Road, over U.S. Route 22 in the City of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, is designated as the Specialist 4 Reuben Garnett, 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.