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To make it even better, for one of them(from ground crew) it was their first time climbing 360ft on that mast. Before that day, they never climbed beyond 73ft
by devsda 3y ago
To make it even better, for one of them(from ground crew) it was their first time climbing 360ft on that mast.
Before that day, they never climbed beyond 73ft [1]. Because of this reason he (Rath) was awarded a gold medal while the other two received different (silver I presume) medals.
[1]. Link at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39512332#39513137 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39512332#39513137
- lmm 3y ago> Because of this reason he (Rath) was awarded a gold medal while the other two received different (silver I presume) medals. Apparently the standard one was bronze. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Medal_for_Lifesaving https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Medal_for_Lifesaving
- flir 3y ago2nd class was bronze, apparently (source: https://www.naval-history.net/WW1MedalsBr-AM.htm https://www.naval-history.net/WW1MedalsBr-AM.htm)