FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Henry Breault ~ 08 August 2016

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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~ Hall of Heroes ~

Henry Breault

Info from here.

           

Henry Breault (October 14, 1900 – December 5, 1941) was a United States Navy sailor who received the Medal of Honor for his actions while serving aboard the USS O-5 (SS-66) (US Submarine O-5).

Henry Breault was born in Putnam, Connecticut, on October 14, 1900. He enlisted in the British Royal Navy at sixteen years of age and, after serving under the White Ensign for four years, joined the U.S. Navy.

On October 28, 1923 Torpedoman Second Class Breault was a member of the crew of USS O-5 (SS-66) when that submarine was sunk in a collision in the Panama Canal. Though he could have escaped, Breault chose to assist a shipmate, and remained inside the sunken submarine until both were rescued more than a day later. For his "heroism and devotion to duty" on this occasion, Henry Breault was awarded the Medal of Honor. He received his Medal of Honor from President Calvin Coolidge, in ceremonies at the White House, Washington, D.C., on March 8, 1924. Following twenty years of U.S. Navy service, Henry Breault became ill with a heart condition.

He died at the Naval Hospital at Newport, Rhode Island, on December 4, 1941. He was buried in Saint Mary Cemetery in Putnam, Connecticut.

Rank and organization: Torpedoman Second Class, U.S. Navy. Born: October 14, 1900, Putnam, Conn. Accredited to: Vermont. G.O. No.: 125, February 20, 1924.
Citation:

For heroism and devotion to duty while serving on board the U.S. submarine O-5 at the time of the sinking of that vessel. On the morning of 28 October 1923, the O-5 collided with the steamship Abangarez and sank in less than a minute. When the collision occurred, Breault was in the torpedo room. Upon reaching the hatch, he saw that the boat was rapidly sinking. Instead of jumping overboard to save his own life, he returned to the torpedo room to the rescue of a shipmate whom he knew was trapped in the boat, closing the torpedo room hatch on himself. Breault and Brown remained trapped in this compartment until rescued by the salvage party 31 hours later. (Medal presented by President Coolidge at the White House on 8 March 1924.)

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[radu]

Night time rules! LOL! Been a night owl since birth and can’t change it. Tried years ago and gave up, only working night jobs.

I don’t have to get up until 10:30 the two days I have HQ duty and that’s not too bad. But it’s still earlier than I’d like. Gonna have to head for bed pretty soon. Just realized it’s 2 a.m. already. Yikes!

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[radu]

Ah, still using your old desktop? I thought you’d started using your new one already. Having to put all your stuff on it can be a deterrent, can’t it? LOL! Such a pain.

Maybe your computer guy can get your laptop running again so you don’t have to hassle with loading all your stuff on ANOTHER new one. We can hope!

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Monday morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. Thanks for this morning's thread, Star. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[luvie]

Yes, it is! I got caught up in a “Murdoch Mysteries” show and forgot to look at the time. Sure glad I’m off tomorrow. Now if I can just get this cat to go outside, I’ll even get some sleep! LOL!

[mylife]

read this instead

https://www.amazon.com/Blind-Mans-Bluff-Submarine-Espionage/dp/006097771X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1470651902&sr=1-1&keywords=blindmans+bluff

[mylife]

welcome to my world

[mylife]

https://www.amazon.com/Blind-Mans-Bluff-Submarine-Espionage/dp/006097771X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1470651902&sr=1-1&keywords=blindmans+bluff#reader_006097771X

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Canteen.

Good morning to our

Military, our Allies, and their families.

Thank you, Star, for preparing
the Canteen for today's activities.
Hat Tip and Salute to
Henry Breault for his service.
R I P

Been watching the Olympics most of the weekend.
Our gymnastic teams and
beach volleyball teams are awesome.
The USA bicyclist almost had the Gold.
Felt so bad for the Dutch cyclist who crashed
and got sent to the hospital.

A quick hello and then I'm off.
I'll be scarce most of the week.
Got behind on chores while grandkids were here,
plus have a 9 a.m. vet appointment for our older dog.
Plus, need to get back to writing business.

The first (annual?) "have the grandkids for a week" went well.
Much easier to handle them when they are 10 & 12
(they have iPads LOL).
Took them down for a visit with their great-grandmother/grandfather.
We went to pool two days while they were here
and out to dinner on Friday.
Tried to NOT plan too much running around
as they've had a busy summer.

Gotta run.
But please stay right where you are.
Chat up the military or a family member.
No need to fret...I'll get to pings soon.

The FR Canteen is

Come in and sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee, tea,
pancakes, conversation, silliness,
and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM ~ DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach. Just finished doing the grass cutting for this week with the lawn mower and the weed eater. How’s it going for you this morning?

[left that other site]

Lynn-Dah and I went to my sister’s camper on the beach on the rocky New England coast(near Plymouth), and we sat out in the sea breeze all day. We had grilled salmon and Lynn-Dah got to lick the pan!

Then I drove my N. Carolina niece to the train station and got stuck on Rt 3, the only big road out of Cape Cod, with all the weekenders going back to Boston.

It was as if the entire cape had disgorged all of its cars onto Rt 3. A solid line of cars from Hyannis to Boston...70 miles!

It’s been 17 years...I forgot about “Cape Traffic” on a Sunday Evening!

Anyway, Lynn-Dah LOVED the beach, but the water was too cold.

I have a bunch of new songs for Pub Night. I am going to attempt Don Henley’s “Heart of the Matter”, which is tricky. Easy chords, but lots of lyrics, and very intense.

[SandRat]

Bet it's been long time since you've heard thunder called that?

[SandRat]

first her, then Charlie. Race to climb up, to slide down again, lol

[luvie]

California dreeeeammmin'....
...or Florida or Gulf coast...or any beach!
But, here I am in my kitchen.
In my jammies.
Oh, well....I'll take the day off anyhooooo!
Hope all of YOU have a Mahv'lus Monday!
...and a Wonderful Week!
((((hugs))))

[luvie]

Well, I’m clearly here by myself, so......

[luvie]

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[luvie]

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[luvie]

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[luvie]

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