US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Michael G. Mullen (left), CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO), presents a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal to USN Aviation Structural Mechanic First Class (AM1) Larry D. Cummins, Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 2 (VPU-2), for heroic achievement in the rescuing of a 15-year-old girl. USN AM1 Cummins entered the water of the Ala Wai Canal in Honolulu, Hawaii (HI), in search of a car that went off a pier. He gained access to the vehicle, freed the unconscious occupant and returned her to shore where she received CPR and eventually made a full recovery
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Mcbh, Kaneohe Bay
State: Hawaii (HI)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Ryan C. Mcginley, Usn
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Tags
Date
20/01/2006
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
Copyright info
No known copyright restrictions