Coast Guard Officers Decorated for Bravery during New York Harbor Munitions Fire. New York, ceremonies at Third Naval District Coast Guard Headquarters, Rear Admiral Stanley V. Parker, District Coast Guard Officer presents Legion of Merit Medal to Lt. Comdr. John T. Stanley of 411 Bement Avenue, West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York, and the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Lt. Comdr. Arthur F. Pfister of 86-24 234th Street, Bellerose, Long Island, New York. These Coast Guard officers were cited for exceptionally meritorious and courageous conduct during fire-fighting operations abo
Coast Guard Officers Decorated for Bravery during New York Harbor Munitions Fire. New York, ceremonies at Third Naval District Coast Guard Headquarters, Rear Admiral Stanley V. Parker, District Coast Guard Officer presents Legion of Merit Medal to Lt. Comdr. John T. Stanley of 411 Bement Avenue, West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York, and the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Lt. Comdr. Arthur F. Pfister of 86-24 234th Street, Bellerose, Long Island, New York. These Coast Guard officers were cited for exceptionally meritorious and courageous conduct during fire-fighting operations aboard a merchant vessel loaded with explosives, thus preventing an explosion which would have done incalculable damage to other vessels and vital installations in the New York harbor. Left to right: Lt. Comdr. Stanley - Lt. Comdr. Pfister - Rear Admiral Stanley V. Parker.
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