Coast Guard Medal

DULUTH, MN, UNITED STATES

04.30.2009

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 9

DULUTH, Minnesota
BMCS Christopher Wissen, officer-in-charge of Station Duluth, presents the Coast Guard Medal to Casey Culbertson and Cristin Culbertson Alpert during a memorial service to mark the 42nd anniversary of the death of their father, BM1 Edgar Culbertson who perished during a rescue attempt to save three teenage brothers, who were also taken by the storm. The Coast Guard Medal was posthumously awarded to BM1 Edgar Culbertson in 1967 and a replacement medal to his children in 2009.
April 30, 2009
U.S. Coast Guard Photo Fireman Ronald Prei (1967) / via PS1 Kevin Rofidal

• Date Taken: 04.30.2009
• Date Posted: 12.12.2013 01:21
• Photo ID: 1091259
• VIRIN: 090430-G-1074R-001
• Resolution: 490x368
• Size: 112.64 KB
• Location: DULUTH, MN, US