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    The Gold Lifesaving Medal and Silver Lifesaving Medal are U.S. decorations issued by the United States Coast Guard. The awards were established by Act...
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    The Lifesaving Medal (German: Rettungsmedaille am Band) was a civil decoration of the Kingdom of Prussia. Established 1 February 1833, it was awarded to...
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    The Albert Medal was a British decoration instituted to recognize the saving or endeavouring to save the lives of others. It existed from 1866 until 1971...
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  • decoration with swords) Lifesaving Medal Medal "Virtuti et Ingenio" Medal "Bene Merentibus Military and war decorations Friedrich August Medal War Merit Cross...
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    prestigious than the Lifesaving Medal. Additional awards of the medal are denoted by gold or silver 5⁄16 inch stars. The Navy and Marine Corps Medal was first bestowed...
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    The Medal for Lifesaving (Ukrainian: Медаль «За врятоване життя») is a medal of Ukraine presented for saving human life, acts of charity, humanistic and...
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  • Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard are military medals and ribbons of the United States Coast Guard which are currently issued under...
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    Bernard C. Webber (category Recipients of the Gold Lifesaving Medal)
    another rescue vessel. All four Coast Guardsmen were awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal for their heroic actions. The rescue operation has been noted as one...
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    Arland D. Williams Jr. (category Recipients of the Gold Lifesaving Medal)
    Williams was posthumously awarded the United States Coast Guard's Gold Lifesaving Medal in a White House Oval Office presentation to his family by President...
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  • Lenny Skutnik (category Recipients of the Gold Lifesaving Medal)
    Skutnik received the United States Coast Guard's Gold Lifesaving Medal, the Carnegie Hero Fund Medal, and various other tributes. In 2010 he retired from...
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    Chester W. Nimitz (category Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army))
    Fireman Second Class W. J. Walsh from drowning, receiving a Silver Lifesaving Medal for his action. After commanding the Atlantic Submarine Flotilla from...
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  • personnel). Examples would be the British George Cross, and the American Lifesaving Medal. Awards and decorations for distinguished service in law enforcement...
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  • Albert Medal may refer to: Albert Medal for Lifesaving, awarded for lifesaving Albert Medal (Royal Society of Arts), awarded by the Royal Society of Arts...
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  • and decorations of the United States Coast Guard" Gold Lifesaving Medal Silver Lifesaving Medal Commandant's Superior Achievement Award Commandant's Distinguished...
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    Richard E. Byrd (category Congressional Gold Medal recipients)
    Byrd received his first letter of commendation, and later a Silver Lifesaving Medal, for twice plunging fully clothed to the rescue of a sailor who had...
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    Marcus Hanna (lighthouse keeper) (category Recipients of the Gold Lifesaving Medal)
    the only person in history to have received both the Medal of Honor and the Gold Lifesaving Medal. Hanna was born in Bristol, Maine, the son of the keeper...
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    civilian decorations, below the Silver Lifesaving Medal and above the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal. Civilians of foreign nations could...
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    George S. Patton (category Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army))
    a boating trip off Salem, Massachusetts. He was awarded the Silver Lifesaving Medal for this action. He was temporarily appointed to the General Staff...
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    Joshua James (lifesaver) (category Recipients of the Gold Lifesaving Medal)
    James was a recipient of the Gold Lifesaving Medal, awarded by the United States Government, along with four medals, a certificate, and numerous monetary...
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    Ida Lewis (category Recipients of the Gold Lifesaving Medal)
    collecting $218 for her. On July 16, 1881, she was awarded the rare Gold Lifesaving Medal from the United States government – the first woman to receive it –...
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    routes, and shielding concert-goers. McGrath was also presented the Lifesaving Medal by Jonathan Smith, a civilian who survived a gunshot wound to the neck...
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    Elyria Police Medal of Valor Police Lifesaving Medal Police Medal of Merit Police Purple Heart Police Commendation Medal Safe Driving Medal Tactical Squad...
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    deterrent to such theft. The AAA School Safety Patrol Program and Lifesaving Medal Award won the Presidential Citation Award for Private Sector Initiatives...
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    Harry G. Hamlet (category Recipients of the Gold Lifesaving Medal)
    admirable seamanship and on 5 January 1920 he was awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal. From 1919 to 1922, he served as the Coast Guard's Chief Personnel...
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    Oswald Boelcke (category Recipients of the Imtiyaz Medal)
    Abteilung 62 on 12 December. When he arrived, he was awarded a Prussian Lifesaving Medal for an act of heroism in late August. While watching French locals...
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  • fulfilling one's duty. Bavarian Constitution Medal (until 2011) Bavarian Lifesaving Medal Berlin Lifesaving Medal Louise-Schroeder-Medaille Bürgermeister-Stolten-Medaille...
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  • United States Coast Guard from 1943 to 1946. He received the Silver Lifesaving Medal for heroism in rescuing a shipmate from flames during a torpedo attack...
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    Civilians Roger Olian and Lenny Skutnik received the Coast Guard's Gold Lifesaving Medal. Arland D. Williams, Jr. also received the award posthumously. Skutnik...
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    gaps of coastline remained without lifesaving equipment. Formal federal government involvement in the lifesaving business began on August 14, 1848, with...
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    It is usually issued for lifesaving incidents. In the U.S. Military, challenge coins are a type of relatively unofficial medal given to boost morale, and...
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