Section 32. PFC William P. O'Farrell Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) William P. O'Farrell was born October 9, 1948, in Johnstown, Cambria County.
(2) PFC O'Farrell was raised in Nanty Glo, Cambria County, and attended Nanty Glo-Vintondale High School.
(3) In grade school, PFC O'Farrell attended Saint Mary's Parish in Nanty Glo.
(4) PFC O'Farrell also played little league baseball and later played football in high school.
(5) PFC O'Farrell had always wanted to become a Marine and, following his graduation from high school, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.
(6) William P. O'Farrell held the rank of Private First Class.
(7) PFC O'Farrell was assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division.
(8) PFC O'Farrell served during the Vietnam War and arrived in Vietnam on March 16, 1968.
(9) On April 17, 1968, one month after his tour began, PFC O'Farrell was killed in action by hostile fire in Quảng Trị Province, South Vietnam.
(10) PFC O'Farrell is buried at Saint Mary's Cemetery in Nanty Glo.
(11) PFC O' Farrell's name is inscribed on Panel 50E, Line 32 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8510, carrying PA Route 271 over Pergrin Run in the borough of Nanty Glo, Cambria County, is designated as the PFC William P. O'Farrell 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.