Nine-year-old Donald Ungott sits quietly waiting for the Alaska Heroism Medal ceremony to begin in the Gambell, Alaska, John Apangalook Memorial High School gymnasium March 28, 2023. Ungott was receiving a medal for deceased family member Pfc. Donald Ungott who was a member of the Alaska Army National Guard First Scout Battalion that mounted a rescue mission of 11 sailors who’s U.S. Navy P2V-5 Neptune plane was shot down on June 22, 1955, by two Russian MiG-15s. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)
Date Taken: | 03.28.2023 |
Date Posted: | 03.29.2023 20:38 |
Photo ID: | 7710420 |
VIRIN: | 230328-Z-DX219-1005 |
Resolution: | 5400x3600 |
Size: | 1.01 MB |
Location: | GAMBELL, ALASKA, US |
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