Section 5. Private Harold E. "Jim" Knode Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Private Harold E. "Jim" Knode was a native of the McAlevys Fort area.
(2) In February 1944, Private Knode was drafted into the United States Army at age 28 and served with the 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division.
(3) On November 28, 1944, Private Knode was killed while crossing the Moselle River between France and Germany. Private Knode was interred in what became the Epinal American Cemetery in Dinozé, France.
(4) Private Knode was awarded the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Good Conduct Medal, the European-African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and a lapel button for Honorable Service.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on Pennsylvania Route 305 in Barree Township, Huntingdon County, over Shaver's Creek is designated the Private Harold E. "Jim" Knode 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.