Coast Guard Hero Given Humane Association Medal. For going over the side in mid-winter to rescue a dog from a raft, Lieutenant () Harry Keene of the Coast Guard, left, was awarded a gold medal by Sidney Coleman, New York, president of the American Humane Association. Half hour after rescuing the dog, a member of the Coast Guard cutter's crew was washed overboard. Lieutenant Keene jumped into the cold seas and rescued him also, losing a tooth in the struggle that ensued when the drowning man became panicky. The incidents occurred i the North Atlantic. Lieutenant Keene, whose home is in
Coast Guard Hero Given Humane Association Medal. For going over the side in mid-winter to rescue a dog from a raft, Lieutenant () Harry Keene of the Coast Guard, left, was awarded a gold medal by Sidney Coleman, New York, president of the American Humane Association. Half hour after rescuing the dog, a member of the Coast Guard cutter's crew was washed overboard. Lieutenant Keene jumped into the cold seas and rescued him also, losing a tooth in the struggle that ensued when the drowning man became panicky. The incidents occurred i the North Atlantic. Lieutenant Keene, whose home is in Washington, received the medal during ceremonies in the Departmental Auditorium, Washington,
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