Coast Guard posthumously presents two Purple Heart Medals during ceremony for Coast Guard Cutter Tampa members [Image 6 of 12]

ALAMEDA, CA, UNITED STATES

09.03.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Masaschi      

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Linda Fagan, Pacific Area commander, delivers remarks during a ceremony on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, California, Sept. 3, 2019, prior to posthumously presenting Purple Heart Medals to the families of two Coast Guard members who suffered fatal wounds in the sinking of the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa Sept. 26, 1918. The Purple Heart Medals were presented to the families of Edward Kelleher and Arthur Deasy who lost their lives during the sinking of the Tampa, the largest known loss of life by any U.S. naval combat unit during World War I with 111 Coast Guardsmen and four Navy sailors aboard. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Masaschi

• Date Taken: 09.03.2019
• Date Posted: 09.04.2019 11:34
• Photo ID: 5718799
• VIRIN: 190903-G-DX668-1125
• Resolution: 2100x1500
• Size: 1.72 MB
• Location: ALAMEDA, CA, US