Photo release: Coast Guard presents Achievement Medal to Harford County, Md., native

Photo By David Marin | Petty Officer 2nd Class Bradley T. Bishop poses for a photo after receiving the Coast Guard Achievement Medal at the Fleet Reserve Club in Annapolis, Md., Jan. 23, 2015. Bishop was a crewmember aboard the 45-foot Response boat – Medium on a July 4, 2014, search and rescue case, helping save the lives of three people. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class David R. Marin)  

ANNAPOLIS, MD, UNITED STATES

01.23.2015

Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class David Marin 

U.S. Coast Guard District 5   

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Coast Guard presented the Achievement Medal to Petty Officer 2nd Class Bradley T. Bishop Friday at 9 a.m. at the Fleet Reserve Club in Annapolis, for saving the life of three boaters in 2014.

Bishop, a Harford County native, was part of the crew from Coast Guard Station Annapolis that responded to the scene of a boating accident on the Severn River near Annapolis, July 4, 2014.

Bishop assisted the coxswain in navigating through the congested waterway in reduced visibility where spectators had gathered aboard approximately 600 boats to watch the Independence Day fireworks display.

Once on scene, Bishop assessed the situation and began prioritizing the treatment of the injured passengers. Bishop stabilized and applied direct pressure to the head laceration of a passenger he assessed as potentially having a life-threatening injury.

Bishop also aided with the care of a boater who suffered leg lacerations and another who was suffering from shock.

As part of the Coast Guard boat crew, Bishop assisted with taking the damaged boat in side tow to bring the injured personnel to a local pier to awaiting EMS personnel.

"Independence Day is a day of family, patriotism, and general good will,” said Bishop. “This day could have been horrible. I am grateful for the training and to have been there for this family."

The Coast Guard Achievement Medal is awarded to people who distinguish themselves for professional and/or leadership achievement in a combat or non-combat situation based on sustained performance or specific achievement of a superlative nature.

The original press release is available by following this link: http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2199442/

• Date Taken: 01.23.2015
• Date Posted: 01.23.2015 16:00
• Story ID: 152616
• Location: ANNAPOLIS, MD, US
• Hometown: HAVRE DE GRACE, MD, US