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This bill designates a portion of Pennsylvania Route 232 within the Borough of Rockledge, Montgomery County, as the "PFC Helmut Boehm Memorial Road" to honor a World War II veteran. The bill provides a detailed biographical account of Private First Class (PFC) Helmut Boehm, highlighting his significant military service during World War II, including his role as an Ambulance Orderly in the 479th Motor Ambulance Company. Boehm, who immigrated to the United States from Germany at age three and settled in Philadelphia, served courageously during Operation Overlord, driving ambulances into combat zones to transport and treat wounded soldiers across multiple European theaters of war. He was awarded a Bronze Star for a voluntary night mission to evacuate wounded soldiers during the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest and was involved in liberating the Buchenwald Concentration Camp. After the war, Boehm worked as an industrial painter and had a long marriage with one son, one daughter, and several grandchildren. The bill requires the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the memorial road name, and it will take effect 60 days after its enactment.

Transportation and Infrastructure

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