Private First Class Steve L. Klosz Memorial Bridge

Act 44 of 2019, § 1, under MULTIPLE DESIGNATIONS IN MULTIPLE COUNTIES - DESIGNATION.

Act 44 of 2019, § 1

Section 1. Private First Class Steve L. Klosz Memorial Bridge.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) Private First Class Steve L. Klosz was born November 29, 1915, in Cleveland, Ohio.

(2) Shortly after PFC Klosz was born, his family, which immigrated to the United States from Hungary, moved to Twin Rocks, Blacklick Township.

(3) PFC Klosz was drafted into the United States Army in July 1942 during World War II.

(4) Following basic training and radioman training, PFC Klosz was assigned to the 191st Tank Battalion.

(5) The 191st Tank Battalion first landed in North Africa but did not see combat until it landed on the beach in Salerno, Italy, in 1943.

(6) Beginning on September 9, 1943, the 191st Tank Battalion engaged in Operation Avalanche in an attempt to secure the beaches of Salerno.

(7) On September 11, 1943, PFC Klosz was killed in action.

(8) PFC Klosz was awarded the Purple Heart, the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.

(9) The Twin Rocks Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #7605 is dedicated in memory of PFC Klosz.

(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8675, located on State Route 3047 over the South Branch of Blacklick Creek, Blacklick Township, Cambria County, is designated the Private First Class Steve L. Klosz 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.