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Awards Received

  • Coast Guard Medal

    Service:

    United States Coast Guard

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Action Date:

    February 10 – 22, 1972

    U.S. Coast Guard Historian’s Office

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade James G. Soland, United States Coast Guard, was awarded the Coast Guard Medal for heroism in the performance of duty while serving aboard U.S.C.G.C. KLAMATH [WHEC-66] during the period 10 to 22 February 1972 engaged in rendering assistance to the Japanese freighter TENZAN MARU which was flooding and in danger of capsizing in the North Pacific Ocean, approximately 720 miles southwest of Kodiak, Alaska. Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Soland’s unselfish actions, remarkable courage, sound judgment, and unwavering devotion to duty reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Coast Guard.