Coast Guardsmen Decorated for Salerno Wounds. Captain Raymond J. Mauerman, Coast Guard, presents the Purple Heart to five men wounded during the Salerno action in ceremonies held on the deck of a Coast Guard manned transport somewhere in the Mediterranean. From left to right the Coast Guardsmen are: James M. Hamblin, Potomac Mills, Virginia; Clarence W. Hollon, 2216 Arlington Ave., Middletown, Ohio; Stephen A. Springsteen, Garden Avenue, Greenlawn, Long Island, New York; Jack N. Miller, Route 2, Eustace, Texas; Chester Witowski, 8344 Maxwell, Detroit, Michigan. Coast Guardsman Hollon
Coast Guardsmen Decorated for Salerno Wounds. Captain Raymond J. Mauerman, Coast Guard, presents the Purple Heart to five men wounded during the Salerno action in ceremonies held on the deck of a Coast Guard manned transport somewhere in the Mediterranean. From left to right the Coast Guardsmen are: James M. Hamblin, Potomac Mills, Virginia; Clarence W. Hollon, 2216 Arlington Ave., Middletown, Ohio; Stephen A. Springsteen, Garden Avenue, Greenlawn, Long Island, New York; Jack N. Miller, Route 2, Eustace, Texas; Chester Witowski, 8344 Maxwell, Detroit, Michigan. Coast Guardsman Hollon received a star in lieu of a second Purple Heart medal from Captain Mauerman, whose home is 39 Louis St., Tompkinville, Staten Island, All five Coast Guardsmen were members of landing boat crews in the invasion of Salerno Bay.
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