Section 8. Lance Cpl. Bernard Himes Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Bernard Malcolm Himes was born November 25, 1949, in Anita, Jefferson County.
(2) Mr. Himes was a student at Punxsutawney Area High School. At the time of his graduation, he was 17 years of age, which was too young to join the military without parental consent. He presented his parents with the documentation needed to enlist in the United States Marine Corps and they signed.
(3) Mr. Himes was a member of I Company, 3rd Battalion, 27th Marines, 1st Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
(4) Upon Mr. Himes' promotion to Lance Corporal, he was deployed to Vietnam.
(5) On May 17, 1968, almost one year after his high school graduation, Lance Corporal Himes was killed in action on Go Noi Island in South Vietnam.
(6) For his valiant service, Lance Corporal Himes' parents, Reed and Phyllis Himes, were presented with his Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Gallantry Cross with Palm, Military Merit Medal and Purple Heart.
(b) Designation.--The section of Pennsylvania Route 310 between Knox Dale Road, also known as State Route 2023, and Ash Street in McCalmont Township, Jefferson County, is designated as the Lance Cpl. Bernard Himes Memorial Highway.
(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.