ID
0965
Nationality
American
Occupation
Hero
Rescuer
Summary
Deafened at age 10 by spinal meningitis; attended the Oregon School for the Deaf; was awarded a Carnegie Hero Fund Medal for saving a boy from drowning, Aug. 20, 1930, near Deer Island, Oregon.
References
Deaf Heritage, p.213-214; Silent Worker, Oct. 1955, p.22.
Dates
1 March 1911-