Section 11. Private Franklin J. Phillips Interchange.
(a) Findings.--
(1) Franklin Phillips enlisted in the United States
Marine Corps on May 19, 1899, and was assigned to The
Battleship Oregon, which was transporting marines to the
Boxer Rebellion in Peking, China.
(2) Phillips' unit was part of the American Legation
Guard that was charged with protecting American citizens in
Peking. It was while serving with the detachment ashore that
Private Phillips was killed on July 16, 1900, the last day of
the uprising.
(3) For distinguished conduct in the presence of the
enemy under heavy fire in Peking, China, on July 16, 1900,
Franklin Phillips was awarded the Medal of Honor by John D.
Long, Secretary of the Navy, on July 19, 1901.
(b) Designation authorized.--The interchange connecting Camp Hollow Road in West Mifflin and Pittsburgh McKeesport Boulevard (Richland Avenue) in Dravosburg is hereby designated and shall hereafter be known as the Private Franklin J. Phillips Interchange in recognition of the Medal of Honor recipient.
(c) Signs.--The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission shall erect appropriate signs at the interchange displaying the designation under subsection (b).