(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Boatswain’s Mate Second Class Wesley M. Sutinen, United States Coast Guard, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism as a member of the crew of the U.S.C.G.C. 16 during rescue operations off the coast of France in June 1944. Boatswain’s Mate Second Class Sutinen, when PC 1261 was hit by enemy shellfire and many of her crew thrown into the water, volunteered to go over the side and try to rescue some of the personal jeopardy from the sea and the enemy shot which were falling with great intensity. Through his gallant action the loss of life from PS 1261 was kept at a minimum.