Pennsylvania Act 2009-8 — SGT. DAVID W. WALLACE III "WALLEYE" MEMORIAL BRIDGE - DESIGNATION

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AN ACT

Designating the bridge carrying Walnut Street over the Shenango River in the Borough of Sharpsville, Mercer County, as the Sgt. David W. Wallace III "Walleye" Memorial Bridge.

The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) David W. Wallace III, Sergeant, United States Marine Corps, was born in Sharpsville Borough on June 5, 1983.

(2) He was a Combat Engineer with the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, of the United States Marine Corps, who was awarded during his service the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Service Medal and Good Conduct Medal Award.

(3) He valiantly gave his life in the line of duty on January 27, 2009, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

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

Section 1. Bridge in Sharpsville Borough, Mercer County.

(a) Designation.--The bridge in the Borough of Sharpsville, Mercer County, carrying State Route 3018 over the Shenango River, is hereby designated as the Sgt. David W. Wallace III "Walleye" Memorial Bridge.

(b) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs on the bridge to mark the designation at each end of the bridge.

Section 2. Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.