AN ACT DESIGNATING A CERTAIN BRIDGE IN THE TOWN OF NEEDHAM AS THE JAMES J. DELANEY II, USMC VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Bridge number N-04-027, the Kendrick street bridge at the interstate highway route 95 interchange over state highway route 128 in the town of Needham, shall be designated and known as the James J. Delaney II, USMC Veterans Memorial bridge, in recognition of James J. Delaney II, a beloved resident of the town of Needham, who passed away on March 26, 2016. Sergeant Delaney was a World War II and Korean War veteran who participated in the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation Navy Accommodation Medal, 2 Asiatic Combat Stars and the Purple Heart. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain a suitable marker bearing the designation in compliance with the standards of the department.
Approved, April 13, 2018