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Forrest O. Rednour
Forrest O. Rednour (1923–1943) was a United States Coast Guardsman who received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal posthumously for his actions during World War II. Biography Forrest Oren Rednour was born in Cutler, Illinois, on 13 May 1923. He enlisted in the United States Coast Guard in Chicago, Illinois, on 19 June 1941. During the predawn darkness of 3 February 1943, Rednour, wearing a rubber suit to ward off hypothermia, was among the members of the crew of the United States Coast Guard Cutter USCGC ''Escanaba'' (WPG-77) who voluntarily subjected themselves to pounding seas and bitter cold in the winter North Atlantic darkness for nearly four hours to rescue survivors from the torpedoed troop transport . Realizing the "... danger of being crushed between the rafts and the ship's side, or of being struck by a propeller blade if the engines backed, he swam in under the counter of the constantly maneuvering ''Escanaba'' and prevented many floating survivors from being caught i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cutler, Illinois
Cutler is a village in Perry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 441 at the 2010 census. History A post office has been in operation at Cutler since 1872. The village's name honors Cutler Dawson, a railroad official. Geography Cutler is located at . According to the 2010 census, Cutler has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 543 people, 199 households, and 149 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 207 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.26% White, 0.18% African American, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.37% of the population. There were 199 households, out of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Coast Guard Cutter
United States Coast Guard Cutter is the term used by the U.S. Coast Guard for its commissioned vessels. They are or greater in length and have a permanently assigned crew with accommodations aboard. They carry the ship prefix USCGC. History of the USCG cutters The Revenue Marine and the Revenue Cutter Service, as it was known variously throughout the late 18th and the 19th centuries, referred to its ships as cutters. The term is English in origin and refers to a specific type of vessel, namely, "a small, decked ship with one mast and bowsprit, with a gaff mainsail on a boom, a square yard and topsail, and two jibs or a jib and a staysail." With general usage, that term came to define any vessel of the United Kingdom's HM Customs and Excise and the term was adopted by the U.S. Treasury Department at the creation of what would become the Revenue Marine. Since that time, no matter what the vessel type, the service has referred to its vessels with permanently assigned crew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USCGC Forrest Rednour (WPC-1129)
USCGC ''Forrest Rednour'' (WPC-1129) is the 29th United States Coast Guard Cutter, cutter built for the United States Coast Guard. She was the first of the four vessels of her class to be home-ported at USCG Base Los Angeles/Long Beach in San Pedro, California. Other sister ships have been based in Florida, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, New Jersey, North Carolina, Hawaii, and Alaska prior to ''Forrest Rednour's'' assignment to Base LA/LB. Sister ships ''Robert Ward (WPC-1130)'', ''Terrell Horne III (WPC-1131)'', and ''Benjamin Bottoms (WPC-1132)'' soon joined her at Base LA/LB. Design Like her sister ships, ''Forrest Rednour'' is designed to perform search and rescue missions, port security, and the interception of smugglers. She is armed with a remotely-controlled, gyro-stabilized 25 mm autocannon, four crew served M2 Browning machine guns, and light arms. She is equipped with a stern launching ramp that allows her to launch or retrieve a water-jet propelled high-speed auxili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
