Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-09-23 | Page 6 | A Hero Every Day

A HERO EVERY DAY Brave Tcrds of Men in America's Fighting Forces For bis horoio ;.-tion in iumpin.c o-cr-b:in1 m a lir.iy so. and res-in r.'ff K;re-ni K;re-ni m H. I.. I.-niortc from drowning. Oom-:n.ui.i,T Oom-:n.ui.i,T H.-nry C Mustin. V. S. . has l't-.n nuarriiM ml,i hfc-siivme nieiial mi tbe riv-omiiH-ndHtion of tho (iccrolarv of Iho luiy. .n ovoriitinnally heavy sea was r-.in-nitic nt the tune ami vessels of the 'leet were rolling heavily. t'ommandfr Mils-tin Mils-tin put a bowline aroun.1 his bixiv. jumped overt.o.-irrt. seiie1 I.eOrtto with one arm. wrapped both Ires around him jam thev were holh hauled to the main I de. k. lie bore the whole welcht of l.eilette. a heavy man. when seas receded fnon under them, although thu action rn-t.nled rn-t.nled the rik of Iyiiii; crushed against the ships side or under a e-iuch trim. I he act was done skilfully and al ovactlv the i-iK-ht time and in the richt manner. Socrolary Pamels conunended t'om-niaiuiet- Mustin lor his coolness, courage and r.-adiiie-s to meet an emer:enov sv.i rec.-mniended that a cold medal be awarded him. . onim.indei- Mum-u was bom in I'enn- lvania on l'ehmarv ii. Ht,d w a app, unled lo I he naval academy on September Sep-tember S. IS:iL'. from the I'usl' concession. conces-sion. il disti l, t of Tennessee. His w'to. Mr-. liri-.rv i'. Muslm. r.uhs at U:ui, street, ilermantown. fhlladel-plna. fhlladel-plna. I'll.