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Medals for five IO heroes honor lives lost saving others
Carnegie Hero Fund awards twelve bronze medals and pensions to families of twenty heroes cited at the spring meeting in Pittsburgh. Five lost their lives in rescue attempts including Stanley Delaney and Stuart Wieffer. others saved lives or assisted rescues across New York, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Texas, Nova Scotia and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Bron
Stanley C. Delaney
Grassy Point
New York
Delbert A. Delaney
Shippen Street
Weehawken
New Jersey
Stuart Wieffer
Miller Street
Utica
Eaton
William John Crawford
East Jqndag
Michiena
Amon
East Higan
Jordan
Shel
Mason, Tlinois
Route 8
Robery W. Gibson
Mason
Tlinois
Tinois
Hiden Gertrude Dickey
North
Permont Avenue
Springfield
Oute
Eddie G Mathews
West Elm Street
Hbarn
Texas
Hillsboro
Ellsworth Lewis
Upper Nove
Scotia
Canada
Upper Economy
Willem G. Wathen
Milford Station
Nova Scotia
Jacob A. Ixyser
Canastota
Sy van Beach
John J. Foreiman
East 45Th Street
Brooklyn
Rom Growning
Gloversville
Justic Wiltshire
Bertonvill
Nova Sceeta
Hey
Avonpost
Nova &Cctte
Comin S. Orth
Pennsylvana
Renova
Pennsylvania
Igi Niedenfuo
Adams
New Athens
Tiber
Jossohn
Turtinsta
Horwood
Richmond
Phoebus
Virgina
Iran
Edward V. Coleman
Astron Tires
Haglewood
Petshburgh
Sea