Record #:

7585

Author(s):

Farrow, Elizabeth; Farrow, Connie; Fountain, Earl; Austin, Denise; Jennette, Rossie; Williams, Perley

Abstract:

The children of Urias Gaskins, Isaac Jennette, and Edward Midgett discuss the lives of their parents. Gaskins was the officer in charge of the Cape Hatteras Coast Guard Station at the time of his death. He received the Silver Medal of Honor for assisting in the rescue of the crew of the BREWSTER. Jennette spent his life in the Coast Guard and died while on duty. He also received the Silver Medal of Honor for assisting in the rescue of the crew of the BREWSTER. Midgett served twenty-eight years in the Life Saving Service and died at the age of eighty-three. He was a recipient of the Silver Medal of Honor for the BREWSTER incident.

Source:

Sea Chest (NoCar F 262 D2 S42), Vol. 4 Issue 2, Winter 1977, p46-48, por

Subject(s):

Gaskins, Urias O’Neal, 1878-1919; Jennette, Isaac, 1857-1913; Midgett, Edward J.; Lifeguards--Outer Banks