Leonard Joseph Taglieber Memorial Highway

Act 61 of 2018, § 2, under DESIGNATION - MULTIPLE DESIGNATIONS IN MULTIPLE COUNTIES.

Act 61 of 2018, § 2

Section 2. Leonard Joseph Taglieber Memorial Highway.

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

(1) Lance Corporal Leonard Joseph Taglieber was born April 11, 1946, and lived in East Greenville, Montgomery County.

(2) Lance Corporal Taglieber enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on November 15, 1965.

(3) In Vietnam, Lance Corporal Taglieber served with Supply Company, 3d Service Battalion, FLSG-Alpha, Force Logistical Command, III MAF.

(4) On June 23, 1967, Lance Corporal Taglieber, while unloading ammunition at a dump site in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam, was severely injured as a result of an explosion and subsequent fire at the facility.

(5) On July 5, 1967, two weeks following the explosion, Lance Corporal Taglieber succumbed to his injuries at a military hospital in Japan.

(b) Designation.--The section of Pennsylvania Route 29 in Montgomery County from Pennsylvania Route 663 to Tollgate Road is designated the Leonard Joseph Taglieber Memorial Highway.

(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to traffic in both directions on the highway.