Section 12. Private John W. Mostoller Memorial Bridge.
(a) Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Private John W. Mostoller was a native of the village of Mostoller, Somerset County, and following graduation from high school, enlisted in the Union Army.
(2) Private Mostoller served in the Union Army from 1861 to 1864, by reason of muster out of company while holding the grade of private, in Company B, Fifty-fourth Regiment of Pennsylvania Infantry Volunteers.
(3) Private Mostoller received a medal of honor on November 27, 1894, for most distinguished gallantry at the battle of Lynchburg, Virginia.
(4) When the officers of his company were absent or disabled, Private Mostoller voluntarily led a charge upon a Confederate battery.
(5) His name was entered and recorded on the Army and Navy Medal of Honor Roll on June 10, 1916.
(6) Private Mostoller was a guest of the War Department at the entombment of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, when he participated along with a number of other veterans of the Civil War from other states.
(7) The Congressional Medal of Honor awarded to Private Mostoller during the Civil War was presented to Somerset County and is displayed inside the Union Street entrance to the Somerset County Courthouse. It is the only Congressional Medal of Honor won by a Somerset County soldier in the Civil War.
(8) Private Mostoller, beloved son of Joseph and Sarah (Mowry) Mostoller, courageously served his country and has been extolled by many for his bravery and service.
(b) Designation.--State Route 1008, known as Pompey Hill Road over the Stonycreek River in Quemahoning and Stonycreek Townships, Somerset County, is hereby designated as the Private John W. Mostoller Memorial Bridge.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs to indicate the designation under subsection (b).