All four Coast Guardsmen were awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal for their extreme bravery. Fact Checking "The Finest Hours" - The Frump Report
The 1952 rescue of the SS Pendleton is widely considered the in U.S. Coast Guard history. The event has been immortalized in the non-fiction book The Finest Hours by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman, as well as a 2016 Disney film starring Chris Pine. ⚓ The Historical Event: February 18, 1952 The Finest Hours
Against all odds, they located the stern of the Pendleton and successfully rescued 32 survivors . All four Coast Guardsmen were awarded the Gold
The small wooden boat was designed to carry only 12 people ; Webber and his crew faced a broken compass and lost power in a storm with horizontal snow. 1952 Against all odds