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Show 'llfEIIiS SALT LfE HEN) Official Recognition Given Life Saving Act of Ensign En-sign S. L. Kerr. i j Official recognition by the navy depart- 1 ment for his .conduct in diving to the 1 relief of a drowning comrade of tlie hydro-air service, while himself severely injured, has come to Knsign Stephen L. Kerr of bait Lake, who is slowly recovering recover-ing from the affects of his accident, which, occurred in May, and expects soon to return re-turn home to visit his mother, Mrs. A. S. WilletL of the Whiteho"use hotel. Franklin D. Poosevelt, acting secretary of the navy, writing under date of August 1'2 to Knsign Kerr, says: "In reviewing tlie proceedings of a board which investigated investi-gated the rescue work iu connection with the crash of a seaplane, the department notes that, although you were an occupant occu-pant of this plane at tlie time of the accident acci-dent and received severe injuries, you nevertheless promptly proceeded to assist a fellow pilot who was helpless and in immediate danger of being drowned aud through your el forts succeeded in keeping him above water until assistance readied you. The department considers that the immediate tiffective measures taken by ( you saved tiie life of TCusign F. F. Chase, i aud wishes to commend you for your conduct con-duct on this occasion. A copy of this letter will be filed with your efficiency record." That recognition will also come from congress in due Ume also appears assured since nine congressmen, seven of them of the house naval affairs committee witnessed wit-nessed Kerr's brave deed at .San Diego. "With his arm broken in two places and Ids face badly cut. Kerr dived beneath to attempt to release his flying comrade. A not her comrade' came to his assistance and the life of tlie pilot of the fallen seaplane sea-plane was saved. i |