Seven Coast Guardsmen Awarded Navy-Marine Corps Medal. For heroic action in rescuing 33 survivors from the flaming tanker MURFREESBORO and a Panamanian cargo ship El Coston which collided in convoy in the North Atlantic last February, seven members of the crew of the Coast Guard-manned Destroyer Escort USS Ricketts have been awarded the Navy and Marine Corps. Pictured above as their awards were presented and citations ready by Captain Roundtree are, left to right, foreground: Coast Guardsmen Edward P. Lewandowski, Radioman, third class, of 149 Prospect Avenue, Bayonne, ; Edward J. McManus,
Seven Coast Guardsmen Awarded Navy-Marine Corps Medal. For heroic action in rescuing 33 survivors from the flaming tanker MURFREESBORO and a Panamanian cargo ship El Coston which collided in convoy in the North Atlantic last February, seven members of the crew of the Coast Guard-manned Destroyer Escort USS Ricketts have been awarded the Navy and Marine Corps. Pictured above as their awards were presented and citations ready by Captain Roundtree are, left to right, foreground: Coast Guardsmen Edward P. Lewandowski, Radioman, third class, of 149 Prospect Avenue, Bayonne, ; Edward J. McManus, Radioman, third class, of 22 South Virginia Avenue, Atlantic City, ; Louis J. Cramer, Chief Boatswain's Mate, of 5112 North Ravenswood, Chicago, Ill. Partially obscured behind Lieut. Comdr., Rollins in center foreground is Lieurt. (jg) Roy E. Couker, of Dunbar, PA. To his left is Lieut. (jg) Carlos K. Dale of 36 Alden Avenue, Portsmouth, VA., and Lieut. (jg) Richard L. Fuller, of Still River, Mass. The seventh cited Coast Guardsman is not shown in the photo. He was transferred prior to the presentation ceremonies.
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