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Press Courier PhotoCOAST GUARD HONORS DEPUTIES FOR HEROISM Beth Collins, widow of Tom Collins, and Mike Mason receive awards from Rear Adm. Joseph Steele.Pilots'HeroismHonoredSheriff’s helicopter pilots Mike Mason and the late Tom Collins today were awarded Silver Life-Saving Medals for their heroic and daring air-sea rescue of two men on Jan 20, 1974Rear Adm Joseph Steele, commander of the Uth U S Coast Guard District, presented the medals to Mason and to Collins' widow, Beth, at brief ceremonies before the Board of SupervisorsSteele then praised the pilots as “fine men in the Sheriff's Department .”John Flynn, board chairman, extended the boards “deepest gratitude'* to Collins and appreciation to Mason in being awarded the highest awards given by the U.S. government to a civilian during peace timeDuring the rescue. Mason twice jumped into the cold, turbulent surfline west of Ventura Marina and swam to shore while Collins flew the helicopter in adverse weather conditions, assisting Mason from the air
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Oxnard Ventura County Ad Visor
Oxnard, California, US
Thu, Dec 18, 1975
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