McCormick family visits USCGC John McCormick (WPC 1121) [Image 4 of 13]

ASTORIA, OR, UNITED STATES

03.11.2017

Photo by Lt. Brian Dykens 

U.S. Coast Guard District 17

Descendants of John McCormick, the namesake of the Coast Guard Cutter John McCormick (WPC 1121), visit the cutter while it was moored in Astoria, Oregon, March 11, 2017. John McCormick received a Gold Lifesaving Medal for his actions on March 26, 1938, after successfully rescuing Surfman Richard Bracken who fell overboard from the motor lifeboat Triumph at the mouth of the Columbia River. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Brian Dykens.

• Date Taken: 03.11.2017
• Date Posted: 03.15.2017 20:18
• Photo ID: 3228478
• VIRIN: 170311-G-XQ144-004
• Resolution: 4800x3200
• Size: 4.19 MB
• Location: ASTORIA, OR, US