|
Bernard C. Webber (1928-2009) was a member of the United States Coast Guard.〔〔 He was coxswain of ''Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG 36500'', from Station Chatham, Massachusetts, and his crew of three rescued the crew of the stricken tanker SS Pendleton, which had broken in half during a horrific storm on 18 February 1952 off the coast of Massachusetts. Webber maneuvered the 36-foot lifeboat under the Pendleton's stern with expert skill as the tanker's crew, trapped in the stern section, abandoned the wreck of their ship on a Jacobs ladder into the Coast Guard lifeboat. Webber and his crew of three, EN3 Andrew Fitzgerald; SN Richard Livesey; and SN Irving Maske, saved 32 of the 33 Pendleton's crewmen who were on the stern section of the ship.〔 All four Coast Guardsmen were awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal for their heroic actions. Their successful rescue operation has been noted as one of the greatest in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard. Webber joined the Coast Guard in 1946 and rose to the rank of Chief Warrant Officer during a distinguished 20-year military career that included a tour in Vietnam.〔 He was also a veteran of the Merchant Marine during World War II. Webber was born in Milton, Massachusetts, the son of Anne (Knight) and The Rev. A. Bernard Webber.〔http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=87485672〕〔()〕 He was married to Miriam Penttinen. Webber died in 2009.〔 ==Legacy== The Sentinel class cutter, was named in his honor. She was commissioned in April 2011. In 2015 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures publicized plans to make a feature film based on the Pendleton rescue, entitled ''The Finest Hours''.〔 The film is scheduled for release in January 2016, with Chris Pine portraying Webber. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bernard C. Webber」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|