Section 5. CPL Milford H. Wensel Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) CPL Milford H. Wensel was born on December 2, 1948, to Walter H. and Beatrice M. Wensel in Howard.
(2) CPL Wensel graduated from Lock Haven High School in 1966.
(3) In March 1969, CPL Wensel was deployed to Vietnam where he served with the 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 25th Infantry Division as a half-track operator.
(4) On June 5, 1969, at 20 years of age, CPL Wensel was killed while going out at night for his half-track.
(5) CPL Wensel was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.
(b) Designation.--The portion of State Route 2024 and State Route 1016, also known as Monument Orviston Road, from the intersection of State Route 2024 and Main Street in Beech Creek Borough, Clinton County, to the intersection of State Route 1016 and Kato Orviston Road in Curtin Township, Centre County, is designated the CPL Milford H. Wensel 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.