Pennsylvania Act 2018-13 — STAFF SGT. STANLEY R. SAYLOR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY - DESIGNATION

Act text

An Act

Designating a portion of U.S. Route 522 in Snyder County as the Staff Sgt. Stanley R. Saylor Memorial Highway.

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

Section 1. Staff Sgt. Stanley R. Saylor Memorial Highway.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) Staff Sgt. Stanley R. Saylor, a community leader in Snyder County, was born on December 17, 1916, to William and Ida Saylor and passed away on October 12, 2011.

(2) On September 8, 1944, Staff Sgt. Saylor, of Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 415th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division, United States Army, was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in connection with military operations in Belgium, Holland and Germany from October 1944 to May 1945.

(3) During combat with the enemy, Staff Sgt. Saylor performed his duties as communications platoon sergeant in a highly meritorious manner. On one occasion, he personally assumed the responsibility of laying wire across a river following an assault crossing, completing his mission despite enemy fire.

(b) Designation.--The section of U.S. Route 522 in Snyder County from the west end of Beavertown Borough to Elm Street in Beaver Springs is designated the Staff Sgt. Stanley R. Saylor 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.