Pennsylvania Act 2018-20 — SPECIALIST 4 WILLIAM J. KOLENC MEMORIAL HIGHWAY - DESIGNATION

Act text

An Act

Designating a portion of State Route 981 in Smithton Borough and South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, as the Specialist 4 William J. Kolenc Memorial Highway.

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

Section 1. Specialist 4 William J. Kolenc Memorial Highway.

(a) Findings.--

(1) Specialist 4 William J. Kolenc was born and raised in South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County.

(2) Specialist 4 William J. Kolenc was drafted into the United States Army and served in Vietnam with the B Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division.

(3) Specialist 4 William J. Kolenc was killed March 7, 1969, in the Binh Duong province of South Vietnam, at 21 years of age from wounds he sustained from hostile fire while leading his platoon against enemy forces as a light weapons infantry specialist.

(4) For his courageous service, Specialist 4 William J. Kolenc was posthumously awarded the following honors: the National Defense Service Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Purple Heart, the Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal.

(b) Designation.--The portion of State Route 981 in Westmoreland County from Fort Street, Smithton Borough, to Dutch Hollow Road, South Huntingdon Township, is hereby designated the Specialist 4 William J. Kolenc 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.

Section 2. Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.