Chapter 958. Recognizing the heroic conduct, devotion to duty, and skill on the part of the officers and crews of the United States steamships Republic, American Trader, President Roosevelt, President Harding, and the British steamship Cameronia, and for other purposes
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Chap. 958: Recognizing the heroic conduct, devotion to duty, and skill on the part of the officers and crews of the United States steamships Republic, American Trader, President Roosevelt, President Harding, and the British steamship Cameronia, and for other purposes. Chapter 958 45 Stat. 2019 1928-05-29 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 1 private Chapter 958.— An Act Recognizing the heroic conduct, devotion to duty, and skill on the part of the officers and crews of the United States steamships Republic, American Trader, President Roosevelt, President Harding, and the British steamship Cameronia, and for other purposes. May 29, 1928.[[S. 1609](/us/bill/70/s/1609).][[Private, No. 264](/us/pvtl/70/264).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the term Shipping rescues, etc.Meaning of “crew.”“ crew ” as used in this Act shall mean and include any person carried on the ship’s register or serving on the ship in any capacity, regardless of rank or rating, at the time of the rescue referred to in this Act.
Sec. 2. That the thanks and appreciation of the Congress of the Thanks of Congress for heroic conduct by officers and crews of designated vessels.“ President Roosevelt.”United States be, and they are hereby, tendered to the families of Uno Wirtenan and Fritz Steger who lost their lives, and to the officers and crew of the United States steamship President Roosevelt as constituted on January 24 to 28, 1926, inclusive, for the heroic conduct shown and noble service rendered in the rescue of the officers and crew of the British steamship Antinoe; to the officers and crew of the United States steamship President Harding as constituted on “ President Harding.”October 25, 1925, for the heroic conduct shown and noble service rendered in the rescue of the officers and crew of the Italian steamship Ignacio Florio: to the officers and crew of the steamship “American Trader.”American Trader, of the American Merchant Line, as constituted on Octo2020ber 26, 1925, for the heroic conduct shown and noble service rendered in the rescue of the officers and crew of the Norwegian steamship Elven; to the officers and crew of the United States steamship “Republic.”Republic as constituted on October 10, 1925, for the heroic conduct and noble service rendered in the rescue of the officers and crew of the United States patrol boat Numbered 134; and to the officers and “Cameronia.”crew of the British steamship Cameronia as constituted on October 11, 1925, for the heroic conduct and noble service rendered in the rescue of the crew of the United States Coast Guard patrol boat Numbered 128.
Approved, May 29, 1928.
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