Section 1. Seaman Apprentice Kenneth D. Scaife Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Seaman Apprentice (SA) Kenneth D. Scaife was born August 6, 1953, and was a native of Johnstown. He attended Johnstown High School.
(2) SA Scaife served in the United States Navy aboard the USS William C. Lawe, DD-763, 7th Fleet, as a machine gunner.
(3) SA Scaife was assigned to Vietnam and served nearly two years before his death.
(4) SA Scaife was declared Missing in Action (MIA)/Killed in Action (KIA) after being lost at sea off the coast of South Vietnam while his vessel was providing gunfire support on January 3, 1973.
(5) Despite a complete search of the ship, the ship's route and the coast, SA Scaife's body was never recovered.
(6) For his service and ultimate sacrifice, SA Scaife was awarded the National Defense Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal and the Vietnam Campaign Medal.
(7) SA Scaife is honored on Panel 1W, Line 108, of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 3016 (Bedford Street) over Solomon Run in the City of Johnstown, Cambria County, is hereby designated the Seaman Apprentice Kenneth D. Scaife 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.