Section 33. Seaman First Class John M. McGinty Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) John M. McGinty was born March 25, 1915, in Saint Michael, Cambria County.
(2) Seaman First Class McGinty attended Adams Summerhill High School.
(3) Seaman First Class McGinty was drafted during World War II and served in the United States Navy.
(4) Before his deployment, Seaman First Class McGinty married Ellen Rita Seese of Saint Michael.
(5) During the war, Seaman First Class McGinty was assigned to the USS Indianapolis.
(6) On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was hit by Japanese submarine torpedoes off the coast of the Caroline Islands in the Philippine Sea and sank after 12 minutes.
(7) Following the attack, Seaman First Class McGinty was declared lost at sea.
(8) Seaman First Class John M. McGinty is memorialized on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8457, carrying U.S. Route 219 over PA Route 869 in Adams Township, Cambria County, is designated as the Seaman First Class John M. McGinty 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.