Section 1. PFC Dr. Alex W. Barber Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Private First Class Dr. Alex W. Barber was born February 23, 1922, in Johnstown.
(2) PFC Barber grew up in Prospect, while attending Johnstown Elementary, Middle and High School.
(3) On June 3, 1943, PFC Barber enlisted in the United States Army in Altoona.
(4) PFC Barber was a member of Darby's Rangers and landed on Normandy Beach on June 6, 1944.
(5) PFC Barber landed with his medical unit on the coast of France at a time when the beach was under heavy enemy rifle, machine gun and artillery fire.
(6) PFC Barber saved one soldier's life by performing a tracheotomy with a mere ball point pen.
(7) PFC Barber communicated despite a language barrier and a time constraint, asking permission to borrow a horse and buggy from a Frenchman to move and care for the wounded.
(8) PFC Barber was wounded while administering care to fellow soldiers.
(9) Shrapnel from these wounds remained lodged in his head and leg for the rest of his life.
(10) For his heroic actions, PFC Barber was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Clusters.
(11) After his military service, PFC Barber graduated from Johns Hopkins University. Upon finishing his degree at Johns Hopkins University, he pursued another academic degree at the Baltimore Chiropractic College, where he earned a doctor of chiropractic degree.
(12) PFC Barber was a practicing chiropractor in Johnstown, Pennsylvania; Havre de Grace, Maryland; Frederick, Maryland; and Santa Monica, California.
(13) PFC Barber was the father of five children, Alexis, Joseph, Alexander, Judith and RoseAnn.
(14) PFC Barber died October 14, 1986.
(15) PFC Barber is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8404, carrying Pennsylvania Route 56 over the Stony Creek River in the City of Johnstown, Cambria County, is designated the PFC Dr. Alex W. Barber 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.