The bridge, with approaches, constructed over the Thames River by the Groton-New London Bridge Commission, shall be designated as the "Gold Star Memorial Bridge" in honor of those members of the armed forces of the United States from Groton, New London and Waterford, who lost their lives during World War I, World War II and the war in Korea. The commissioner shall erect suitable plaques on each end of said bridge.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 13a-31
(1951, S. 1252d; 1958 Rev., S. 13-193; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 32.)