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Medals, awards for 15 (oast GuardsmenIV SEATTLE -- Fifteen Coast Guardsmen have been given medals and awards in recognition of their performance of duty on January 12, 1961, in the attempted rescue of the fishing vessel Mermaid, on the bar at the entrance of the Columia River.Five of these awards will be made posthumously.In attempting to rescue the Mermaid on the night of Junuary 12, 1961, five Coast Guardsmen lost their lives. Two Coast Guard patrol boats were also lost on this attempted rescue.THE FIRST of the award presentations was made on August 9, at the 'Port Angeles Coast Guard Air Station by Rear Admiral P. V. Colmar, Commander of t h e 13th Coast Guard • District. He presented Coast Guard Commendation Medals to Willis P. Miller, Darrell J. Murray, and John C. Webb, all 'boatswain’s mates, firstclass.At the same time, Admiral Colmar presented the Treasury Department's Gold Lifesaving Medal to Mrs. Laverne Culp of Port Angeles, widow of John L. Culp, Boatswain’s mate, first class, who lost his life in attempting to aid the Mermaid., This is the highest that can be given by the United States government.BOATSWAIN’S MATE, first class, John C. Webb, also received a Gold Star in lieu of a second Coast Guard Commendation Medal at this ceremony for meritorius performance of duty on July 29, 1961, while serving asOfficer-in-Charge of the North Head Light Station, when he climbed down a 140-foot cliff and assisted in rescuing a man from drowning in the surf near LongBeach, Washington.MEDAL AWARDS AND RECIPIENTSCOAST GUARD COMMENDATION MEDAL: BMl Darrell J. Murray—stationed at Point Wilson Light Station, Port Townsend Wash; BMl Willis P. Miller -stationed at Slip Point Light Station, Clallam Bay Wash.; and BMl John C. Webb — stationed at Quillayute River Lifeboat Station, LaPush, Wash.COMMANDANT S . LETTERS OF COMMENDATION; - EN3 Larry C. Fredrickson — stationed at Umpqua River Lifeboat Station, Winchester Bay, Ore.; FN Brian H. Johnson — stationed at Cape Disappointment Lifeboat Station, llwaco, Wash.; BMl Hernando Lopez — stationed at Base, Seattle; EN 2 Terrence A. Lowe —stationed at Point Grenville LoranStation, Moclips, Wash; and SN Acie B. Maxwell — station at Cape Disappointment Lifeboat Station, Ilwaco, Wash.GOLD LIFE-SAVING MEDALS:—SNBM Larry B. Edwards, USCGR — released from activeduty April 5, 1962, of Yakima, Wash.; and BMl John 'L. Culp (posthumous) — Native of Vale, Oregon, but residing, at Hammond, Ore. at time of incident.SILVER LIFE-SAVING MEDALS: — EN 3 Gordon E. Huggins — stationed at Point Adams Lifeboat Station, Hammond, Ore.; BM2, John S. Hoban (posthumous) Native of Independence, Mo., but residing at Hammond, Ore. at. time of incident; EN 3 Joseph E. Petrin (posthumous) of 21 Cedar River Park, Renton, Wash.; SN Ralph E. Mace (posthumous) of Vashon, Wash, and SN Gordon F. Sussex (posthumous) of Bellevue, Wash.GOLD STAR: - BMl John C. Webb —stationed at Quillayute River Lifeboat Station, LaPush, Wash.Rating explanationEN — Engineman BM — Boatswain’s Mate FN - Fireman SN —Seaman.Dungeness Garden Club has meetingDungeness Garden Club met Aug. 8 at the home of Mrs. A T Wallis.Mrs. B. D, Webber, in charge of the program, told how to. control the height of fruit trees by pruning and grafting, making harvesting easier. She also explained a new method of drying favorite flowers by using a chemical compound called “.silica gel.” Thischemical absorbs moisture quickly without changing the color or form of the flower.Mrs. Webber concluded the program by reading the poem “Prelude” by LaVerne P. Larson.The next meeting will be Sept. 12 at the home of Mrs. J. C. De-Camp. Mrs. J. Wayne Busch will have charge of the program.
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Port Angeles Evening News
Port Angeles, Washington, US
Tue, Aug 14, 1962
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