Record #:

7583

Author(s):

Foster, Buddy; Farrow, Roger; Ballance, Faye

Abstract:

Baxter Miller entered the Life Saving Service in 1890 at the age of seventeen and retired after thirty years service in 1921. During his career he assisted in saving over 300 lives and was awarded two Congressional Medals of Honor for Lifesaving, the Gold Medal and a Silver Medal from the United States government, and a silver watch from the German government for helping in the rescue of their men from the BREWSTER.

Source:

Sea Chest (NoCar F 262 D2 S42), Vol. 4 Issue 2, Winter 1977, p40-44, il, por

Subject(s):

Miller, Baxter Benjamin, 1871-1949; Lifeguards--Outer Banks