Face of Defense: Medal Comes After 66 Years
Face of Defense: Medal Comes After 66 Years
By Christopher Lagen
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 8, 2010 – World War II-era Coast Guardsman Harry Milton Daube, 88, the last living survivor of the sinking of the USS Leopold, was presented the Purple Heart Medal during a June 4 ceremony at his home in New Smyrna Beach, Fla.
Coast Guard Senior Chief Petty Officer Michael Jensen pins a Purple Heart Medal onto the chest of World War II-era Coast Guardsman Harry Milton Daube, 88, during a June 4, 2010 ceremony at Daube’s home in New Smyrna Beach, Fla. Daube is the last living survivor of the sinking of the USS Leopold during World War II. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cindy Beckert
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