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October 3, 1955
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Nurse Grace Crosson of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, was cited by Rear Adm. K. Craig for her assistance to injured crew members of a Navy patrol plane shot down in the Bering Sea on June 22.
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Nurse Grace Crosson
Cited for Help Given
To Shot-Down Airmen
The St. Lawrence Island nurse, Grace Crosson, of the Alaska Public Health Dept. was cited by Rear Adm. K. Craig for her help to men injured in a Navy patrol plane shot down in Bering Sea June 22. according to the Alaska Health bulletin.
"The plane's crew. their families and the personnel of this command," wrote Adm. Craig. "join me in sending you a grateful 'Well done' in recognition of your role in the rescue."
Commenting on the accident of the 11-crew plane, Miss Crosson wrote, "Thank goodness I was there and not in Savoonga (her other station on the island). They were certainly brave fellows, six of them badly burned on face and hands and not a noticeable peep out of them. We were all so thankful they made it to shore 12 miles below here."
Cited for Help Given
To Shot-Down Airmen
The St. Lawrence Island nurse, Grace Crosson, of the Alaska Public Health Dept. was cited by Rear Adm. K. Craig for her help to men injured in a Navy patrol plane shot down in Bering Sea June 22. according to the Alaska Health bulletin.
"The plane's crew. their families and the personnel of this command," wrote Adm. Craig. "join me in sending you a grateful 'Well done' in recognition of your role in the rescue."
Commenting on the accident of the 11-crew plane, Miss Crosson wrote, "Thank goodness I was there and not in Savoonga (her other station on the island). They were certainly brave fellows, six of them badly burned on face and hands and not a noticeable peep out of them. We were all so thankful they made it to shore 12 miles below here."
What sub-type of article is it?
Military
Accident
What keywords are associated?
Grace Crosson
Navy Patrol Plane
Shot Down
Bering Sea
Rescue
Citation
What entities or persons were involved?
Grace Crosson
K. Craig
Where did it happen?
St. Lawrence Island, Alaska
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
St. Lawrence Island, Alaska
Event Date
June 22
Key Persons
Grace Crosson
K. Craig
Outcome
six crew members badly burned on face and hands; all rescued after reaching shore 12 miles below the station.
Event Details
Nurse Grace Crosson helped injured men from an 11-crew Navy patrol plane shot down in Bering Sea. She was cited by Rear Adm. K. Craig for her role in the rescue. The crew made it to shore near her station on St. Lawrence Island, not Savoonga.