To: StarCMC; Bethbg79; bentfeather; EsmeraldaA; MoJo2001; Kathy in Alaska; Brad's Gramma; ...
Coast Guard Air Crew
Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross
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SOS Coast Guard Rescue NIGHT FLIGHT on Discovery Channel
"Clearwater Coast Guard Air Station attempts a rescue inside Hurricane Katrina"
 
From left to right (first photo): Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenyon Bolton, rescue swimmer, Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Cain, flight mechanic, Lt (j.g.) David Sheppard, co-pilot, Lt. Cmdr. Craig Massello, pilot, Admiral Thomas H. Collins, Commandant, and Rear Admiral D. Brian Peterman.
CLEARWATER, FLA - Four members of a Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater Jayhawk flight crew were awarded for a daring rescue that took place on Aug. 26, 2005. The crew was tasked with flying through the ferocious 85-knot winds and violent 40-foot seas of Hurricane Katrina to rescue three persons on the distressed fishing vessel Mary Lynn located only 10 miles from the eye of the hurricane, 210-nautical miles southwest of Air Station Clearwater.
Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Tom Collins presented the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lt. Cmdr. Craig Massello, Lt. j.g. David Sheppard, Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Cain and Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenyon Bolton for their extraordinary heroism while participating in an aerial rescue.
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53 posted on
03/04/2007 7:51:04 PM PST by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: SandRat
Good work...good research, Sandy!
God bless all these heroes!
54 posted on
03/04/2007 7:54:39 PM PST by
luvie
(The War On Terror--not a clash between civilizations....it is a clash ABOUT civilization--Rush L.)
To: StarCMC; Bethbg79; bentfeather; EsmeraldaA; MoJo2001; Kathy in Alaska; Brad's Gramma; ...
US NAVY WWII Pilots of Torpedo Squadron 31 That Got the DFC
Lt. Edward E. Wood - Commanding Officer VT-31
Navy Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross
Lt. G. Packenham
Distinguished Flying Cross
Lt. (jg) John Russell
Navy Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross
Purple Heart
Ens. Richard Mellin
Distinguished Flying Cross
Ens. L. O. Bacon
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Medal
Air Crewmen
PhoM1c Howard Webster Jr.
Navy and Marine Medal
Purple Heart
AMM2c Robert Drake
Silver Star
Distinguished Flying Cross
AMM2c Ira Bewley
Silver Star
Distinguished Flying Cross
AMM2c Warren Bennett
Silver Star
Distinguished Flying Cross
Purple Heart
Radiomen
ACRM Thomas Legett *
Silver Star
Distinguished Flying Cross
ARM2c Leslie Walters
Silver Star
Distinguished Flying Cross
ARM2c Cornelius Kelly
Silver Star
Distinguished Flying Cross
Pilots assigned to VT-31 December 1944 for 2nd Tour of Duty
Lt. Carter L Wilson - Executive Officer VT-31
Navy Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Medal
Gold Star in Lieu of 2nd Air Medal
Gold Star in Lieu of 3rd Air Medal
55 posted on
03/04/2007 7:59:29 PM PST by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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