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Machinery Technician First Class Charles W. Sexton], USCG,〔("Machinery Technician First Class Charles W. Sexton" ), USCG"〕 was awarded a posthumous award of the Coast Guard Medal for "extraordinary heroism." ==Action cited== Charles Sexton, a United States Coast Guard machinery technician, died during the rescue of fishermen stranded off the treacherous Columbia River bar.〔 〕〔 〕〔 〕 A Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat Crew had proceeded to the fishing trawler ''Sea King'' in ''motor lifeboat 44381'', because the trawler had lost power off the Columbia bar, and was taking on water. Sexton had helped treat a wounded fisherman, had helped bring over portable pumps to pump out the trawler, when the trawler unexpectedly turned over. Two of the trawler's crew, and the Coast Guardsmen, were thrown into the Ocean, and were eventually rescued, but Sexton and two other Coast Guardsmen were trapped in the vessel's pilot house, and drowned. 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「Charles W. Sexton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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