Purple Heart Awarded Coast Guardsman for First Time in Service's History. Vice Admiral Russell R. Waesche, Coast Guard Commandant, decorates Chief Boatswain's Mate Lloyd M. Morris, 24, of 432 York Street, Vallejo, California, for wounds received in action during landing operations in Africa. The Purple Heart has previously been restricted to Army personnel. High Coast Guard officials attending the simple ceremony were, left to right: Rear Admirals L. T. Chalker, H. F. Johnson, and F. J. Gorman; Chief Morris; Admiral Waesche; Rear Admirals Stanley V. Parker and Robert Donohue; and Captain C. A.
Purple Heart Awarded Coast Guardsman for First Time in Service's History. Vice Admiral Russell R. Waesche, Coast Guard Commandant, decorates Chief Boatswain's Mate Lloyd M. Morris, 24, of 432 York Street, Vallejo, California, for wounds received in action during landing operations in Africa. The Purple Heart has previously been restricted to Army personnel. High Coast Guard officials attending the simple ceremony were, left to right: Rear Admirals L. T. Chalker, H. F. Johnson, and F. J. Gorman; Chief Morris; Admiral Waesche; Rear Admirals Stanley V. Parker and Robert Donohue; and Captain C. A. Park.
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