Lifesaving Medal - Notable Recipients

Notable Recipients

  • 27 Liverpool lifeboat men (wrecking of the Ellen Southard)
  • Richard Evelyn Byrd
  • Marcus Hanna (lighthouse keeper)
  • Joshua James
  • Ida Lewis (lighthouse keeper)
  • Rasmus Midgett
  • Captain Henry C. Mustin
  • Chester W. Nimitz (silver medal)
  • General George S. Patton (silver medal)
  • Vice Admiral Joseph K. Taussig (silver medal)
  • Sheppard Shreaves, for rescuing Henry Breault
  • Lenny Skutnik

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