United States Coast Guard Academy - Tide Rips Yearbook (New London, CT)

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■ ' ■mi they get off? riu ' SC, llu- (Kiiij; M)i(K c)l Dnii his Miiiiin. will li c on. Xn siin|)l( r. iiioic ilinct expression ol ilic liiniKininn iati aspcci ol llu ' (ojsi (.iiaid has (.■vcr liccn nllcnd. Miiiud, ,1 ui- ' xcai 1)1(1 si ;iialniaii. hisl ( las , luiiii a small town ill I Ik slal( ol Wasliin loii. was williii; . as (oaslf uanlsnicn ha f alwa s hccn. lo i L ' his lilc tliai others iiiit;ht li c. A incniljcr ol the Iiuadcrs, he was atiadud to one ol the II aiispoi Is jiai I i i|ial iiii; in I he iiiil ial phasis ol the attai k on the .Solomon Islands, lie risked liis liie in a Iruitless alieinjit to save the two-iiian (rew ol a N ' aw plane loiced dcwn oil .Sa o Island. i.alci . iiiiiio heard ol the dispcialr ]ili.i;hl ol some joo marines who were losing theii .gri]) on a heach on (.iiadah aiial ' s i ' oiiit (ill! . He olli-red lo attempt a reseiie. Willi a j iDup ol lo hoals inider his (oimiiaiid he smcesslnllv 111. Ills ilie perilous trip lo llic beach and rescued niosl of the men. On the liiial tii|) the enemv lire became alarmingly intense. Mnmo ordered se eral crali iiuhidiiiu his own to form a screen between the Japanese |)osilion antl the boats engaged in taking off the remaining iroo|)s. Jiisi as the last boats were retracted Iroiii the beaili. he as set ioiislv wounded. Behind the iiuii(an lines he regained consciousness long enough to ask. Did they get oil!- He smiled and passed on when he heard the answer. Yes. Congress lightliilh made Miiino the first Coast Guartlsman to receive the Medal ol Honor in this war. The citation for this ijostluimous a vaid speaks ol his cxtranrdinarv heroism and conspidioiis i;allaiitr . He gallantK gave up his life in defense of his (ouiiti . , - ' % Z.