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![Coast Guard flyer gets distinguished flying cross. Washington, D.C., Oct. 14. In recognition of a flight made 130 miles to sea through fog and rain to rescue a severely injured seaman, whose life was [àed] by prompt hospitalization, Lieut. R.L. [àrke], Coast Guard aviator, was today presented with the distinguished flying cross by Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau. In the photograph, left to right: Rear Admiral R.R. Waesche, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Lieut. Burke, Secretary Morgenthau, and Stephen Gibbons, Assistant Secretary of Treasury in charge of the Coast Guard, 10/14/38](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvY29hc3QtZ3VhcmQtZmx5ZXItZ2V0cy1kaXN0aW5ndWlzaGVkLWZseWluZy1jcm9zcy13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLW9jdC0xNC1pbi1yZWNvZ25pdGlvbi02NDAuanBn/40/32/webp "Coast Guard flyer gets distinguished flying cross. Washington, D.C., Oct. 14. In recognition of a flight made 130 miles to sea through fog and rain to rescue a severely injured seaman, whose life was [àed] by prompt hospitalization, Lieut. R.L. [àrke], Coast Guard aviator, was today presented with the distinguished flying cross by Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau. In the photograph, left to right: Rear Admiral R.R. Waesche, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Lieut. Burke, Secretary Morgenthau, and Stephen Gibbons, Assistant Secretary of Treasury in charge of the Coast Guard, 10/14/38")
Woodring awards distinguished Flying Cross to Commander of Mercy flight. Washington, D.C., Feb. 14. Secretary of War Harry Woodring, today presented Major Calen W. Haynes, Air Corps, with the distinguished Flying Cross for his work in commanding the recent flight of an Army bomber to Chile with a load of medicines and supplies for survivors of the Chilean earthquake. Charge D'Affaires Ad Interim of the Chilean Embassy, Senor Don Sergio Hunees, looks on. Major Haynes brought the bomber to Langley Field, Virginia, this morning, and flew to Washington for the medal presentation this afternoon, 2-14-39
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Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
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Date
01/01/1939
Contributors
Harris & Ewing, photographer
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.90719, -77.03687
Source
Library of Congress
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