Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
4/22/12 3:31 p.m.

I did not know this.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nhregister/obit-report-article.aspx?t=eddie%20albert%20and%20earth%20day&id=854

Marjorie Suddard
Marjorie Suddard General Manager
4/22/12 7:55 p.m.

Me either. We need a "like" button.

Margie

aeronca65t
aeronca65t Dork
4/24/12 9:32 a.m.

I didn't know this either. Pretty cool.

aircooled
aircooled UberDork
4/24/12 10:20 a.m.

He was also a landing craft captain:

He was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat "V" for his actions during the invasion of Tarawa in November 1943, when, as the pilot of a U.S. Coast Guard landing craft, he rescued 47 Marines who were stranded offshore (and supervised the rescue of 30 others), while under heavy enemy machine-gun fire.

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