Pennsylvania Act 2012-52 — PFC ROBERT "PINEY DECKER" NADOLSKI MEMORIAL BRIDGE - DESIGNATION

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AN ACT

Designating a bridge carrying State Route 2009, formerly the Huff Road Bridge, in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, and in St. Clair Township and New Florence Borough, Westmoreland County, as the PFC Robert "Piney Decker" Nadolski Memorial Bridge.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. PFC Robert "Piney Decker" Nadolski Memorial Bridge.

(a) Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) Private First Class Robert "Piney Decker" Nadolski was a native of New Florence, Pennsylvania, and enlisted in the United States Army; and

(2) PFC Nadolski served in the United States Army from 1966 to 1967; and

(3) PFC Nadolski was in C Company, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division of the United States Army; and

(4) PFC Nadolski's unit was deployed to South Vietnam for the purpose of providing security in the Bien Hoa Province, and on January 1, 1967, PFC Nadolski died from wounds received from enemy sniper fire; and

(5) PFC Nadolski was awarded the Purple Heart, and the Republic of Vietnam posthumously awarded PFC Nadolski the Military Merit Medal and the Gallantry Cross with Palm; and

(6) PFC Nadolski, beloved son of Verna M. Decker, was courageously serving his country and the campaign for freedom at the time of his death and his excellence as a soldier has been extolled by many.

(b) Designation.--State Route 2009, formerly the Huff Road Bridge, in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, and in St. Clair Township and New Florence Borough, Westmoreland County, is designated as the PFC Robert "Piney Decker" Nadolski Memorial Bridge.

(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs to indicate the designation under subsection (b).

Section 2. Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.