NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES (November 3, 2025) — Fireman William Thompson, right, a native of Seale, Ala., and student at Surface Warfare Engineering Schools Command (SWESC) Great Lakes, receives a command challenge coin from Commanding Officer Cmdr. Quentin Cooper, Nov. 3, for his role in rescuing a man from a flame-engulfed vehicle, Oct. 25. Thompson dove into action by breaking open a car's window after noticing it had caught fire and filled with smoke on the upper level of a mall's parking garage in Schaumberg, Ill. SWESC is responsible for providing technical training to every surface Navy engineer, quartermaster, boatswain and deck seaman; preparing each Sailor to perform on U.S. Navy ships operating around the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian T. Glunt)
| Date Taken: | 11.03.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 11.03.2025 13:29 |
| Photo ID: | 9377310 |
| VIRIN: | 251103-N-RN782-1014 |
| Resolution: | 1798x1200 |
| Size: | 616.5 KB |
| Location: | GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, US |
| Hometown: | SEALE, ALABAMA, US |
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SWESC Sailor Honored for Courageous Actions
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