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

ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

09.03.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Masaschi      

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Service members and guests stand during a ceremony on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, California, Sept. 3, 2019, where the Coast Guard posthumously presented Purple Heart Medals to families of two Coast Guard members who received 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 single largest known loss of life for the Coast Guard 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 11:25
• Photo ID: 5718812
• VIRIN: 190903-G-DX668-1221
• Resolution: 6016x4016
• Size: 8.54 MB
• Location: ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA, US