Coast Guard to present posthumous Purple Heart Medal
DETROIT — The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to posthumously present the Purple Heart Medal at 11 a.m. on Monday, during a ceremony at Fort Gratiot Lighthouse.
U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Brad Kelly, Commander, Sector Detroit, will present the award to Ric Marion on behalf of Glyone Mahaffy, Seaman, U.S. Coast Guard.
Glyone, a Brown City, Michigan native, served aboard USS Leopold during World War II....
Coast Guard presents Purple Heart to World War I sailors
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Casey Roberds, plays taps during a Purple Heart presentation ceremony on Coast Guard Base Los Angeles-Long Beach, November 15, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aidan Cooney)
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach personnel posthumously presented a Purple Heart to the families of Joseph Lieb and Benjamin Nelson in San Pedro,...
Legacy’s Shadow: Rising Hearts from a Sunken Ship
Capt. JoAnn Burdian, commander of Coast Guard Sector Miami, presents the Purple Heart Medal posthumously awarded to Coast Guard Cutter Tampa acting quartermaster Alexander Saldarini to John Kendall, great-nephew of Saldarini, during a presentation ceremony held Sept. 26, 2019 at Coast Guard Station Lake Worth Inlet. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Lally)
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Coast Guard presents Purple Heart to Finch family in Chatham, Massachusetts
U.S. Representative Bill Keating, Bradley Finch, Stephen Finch, and Adm. Andy Tiongson pose for a photo in front of a retired Coast Guard rescue boat, Monday, Aug, 26, 2019, Chatham, Massachusetts. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicole J. Groll)
BOSTON — The Coast Guard First District Commander, Rear Adm. Andy Tiongson, U.S. Representative Bill Keating, local Coast Guard units...
Honoring Purple Heart recipients
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jasmine Mieszala
The U.S. Coast Guard has served in every major conflict since 1790, including the War of 1812, the Vietnam War, World War I and World War II. Many people have died or were injured in combat, and as a result, awarded the Purple Heart medal. However, only one name is recognized at the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor in Windsor, New York. That is,...
Coast Guard World War II veteran receives Purple Heart
MINNETONKA, Minn. — The Coast Guard awarded the Purple Heart to a World War II veteran during an official ceremony at the Minnetonka Assisted Living center, Friday.
Gale L. Fuller received the Purple Heart from Cmdr. Jeffrey Morgan, chief of prevention for Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River, for his injuries sustained during an attack by a German submarine in 1944.
While serving aboard the...
Coast Guard World War II veteran to receive Purple Heart
MINNETONKA, Minn. — The Coast Guard is scheduled to honor a World War II veteran, Friday, with a Purple Heart for injuries sustained during an attack by a German submarine in 1944.
Honored will be Gale L. Fuller.
Fuller, then a Seaman 1st Class, was injured during an attack on March 9, 1944, while serving aboard the USS Leopold. Fuller survived a torpedo, freezing waters and other harsh elements...
Coast Guard Cutter Tampa honors WWI sailor’s family during ceremony in Fla.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard presented a Purple Heart Medal to the family of a World War I Coast Guardsman who was lost in battle 94 years ago, at a ceremony in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Feb. 6.
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa and the Coast Guard 7th District presented Diane Roberts Vess with the Purple Heart honoring her great-uncle, Charles Henry Klingelhoefer, who was aboard the first-commissioned...
video – World War II veteran Harry Daube receives Purple Heart
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — The Coast Guard presented Harry Milton Daube, 88, the Purple Heart, Friday, June 4, 2010, at his home in New Smyrna Beach. Daube is a survivor of a World War II torpedo attack on the Coast Guard-manned ship, USS Leopold.
