Coast Guard Honors Silver Lifesaving Medal Recipients’ Service And Life At Memorial Service [Image 4 of 4]

ASTORIA, OR, UNITED STATES

03.30.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Valerie Higdon 

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

A Coast Guard member renders a salute during a memorial service
for Gordon Huggins at Barbey Maritime Center in Astoria, Ore., March
30, 2019.

Gordon Huggins was awarded medals for his service in Vietnam, and the
Coast Guard Silver Lifesaving Medal as the sole survivor when the
52-foot Motor Life Boat Triumph sank during a search and rescue
mission where five coast guard crew members and two fishermen perished
in January 1961 on the Columbia River.

• Date Taken: 03.30.2019
• Date Posted: 03.30.2019 23:59
• Photo ID: 5223916
• VIRIN: 190330-G-IG980-0003
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 18.08 MB
• Location: ASTORIA, OR, US