Street Named After Lower Merion Police Officer, Fallen Soldier

Pennsylvania Army National Guardsman Scott Ball was killed while serving in Afghanistan on August 27, 2007. On Friday, the Commonwealth honored his legacy by naming a street after him in Ardmore.

The former Lower Merion police officer, and state trooper, lost his life when, according to the township, the embedded training team he served with was ambushed in the Kunar province while assisting the Afghan National Army.

He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and a Bronze Star for his attempt to rescue two fallen soldiers while under heavy fire. 

In a Friday morning ceremony in the township building, the Commonwealth designated the area of Lancaster Avenue from Church Road to Rittenhouse Place as "Master Sergeant Scott Ball Memorial Avenue."

To learn more about the fallen hero, visit the Scott Ball Memorial Society here.