Legacy's Shadow: Rising Hearts from a Sunken Ship [Image 3 of 8]

LAKE WORTH, FL, UNITED STATES

09.26.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Lally 

U.S. Coast Guard District 7     

The Purple Heart Medal posthumously awarded to Alexander Saldarini, acting quartermaster aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa during World War I, sits in its container during a presentation ceremony Sept. 26, 2019 held at Coast Guard Station Lake Worth Inlet where the medal was presented to John Kendall, great-nephew of Saldarini. The Coast Guard Cutter Tampa was sunk by a German U-boat Sept. 26, 2019 in Bristol Channel during World War I, while the cutter was conducting a escort of a convoy. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Lally)

• Date Taken: 09.26.2019
• Date Posted: 09.26.2019 21:27
• Photo ID: 5788775
• VIRIN: 190926-G-TM873-1079
• Resolution: 1080x1920
• Size: 1.66 MB
• Location: LAKE WORTH, FL, US