Cmdr. Glen A. Rademacher Awarded
Navy Commendation Medal For Deed
Navy chaplain Cmdr. Glen A.
Rademacher has been awarded the
Navy Commendation Medal for his
heroic actions in rescuing another
Navy chaplain from the icy waters
of Kalsin river, Kodiak Island, last
November.
Cmdr. Rademacher, who was
Catholic chaplain at the Kodiak
Naval Station from April 1962 to
May 1963, is now stationed at Great
Lakes, 111. Chaplain Lt. Hubert S.
Goss, USN, the near-victim in the
struggle against the forces of na
ture, is presently Protestant chap
lain at the naval station.
It all came about when the two
chaplains were enroute to Cape
Chiniak, to hold divine services,
November 4, 1962. They were
traveling in a Navy carryall truck,
driven by Kenneth W. Hagerty,
seaman, USN.
The weather that day was windy
and rainy. As they crossed a
wooden bridge over a river in the
Kalsin Bay area of Kodiak Island,
the vehicle skidded on the wet
bridge planking, struck a retain
ing rail, went over the side, and
landed on its top in about five
feet of water.
Chaplain Rademacher and Hag
arty were riding in the front seat.
Although shaken up, they managed
to free themselves after Hagerty
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kicked open a door and assisted
Chaplain Rademacher to the sur
face of the water. Chaplain Goss,
knocked unconscious by the im
pact, was trapped in the rear seat.
Chaplain Rademacher immedi
ately began groping under the
water, in the overturned vehicle’3
interior, for Chaplain Goss. Catch
ing hold of Goss’ coat, Chaplain
Rademacher pulled Goss’ head
above water. While Hagerty ran
for help, Rademacher extricated
Goss from the wreckage and car
ried him to the nearby shore,
where Goss regained conscious
ness.
A passing motorist drove the
three accident victims to the
Navy’s communcation site at Holi
day Beach, where they were taken
by ambulance to the Kodiak
Naval Hospital.
Chaplain Goss sustained a brain
concussion, sprained back, and
lacerations of the left hand. He
was hospitalized three days and
returned to duty. Chaplain Rade
macher and Hagerty received
treatment for exposure and were
released.
NAVAL CHAPEL WEDDING
Donald Mitchell Flowers of the
U.S. Navy and Nelda Darlene Coyle
of Kodiak exchanged marriage
vows before Rev. Donald M. Bul
lock of St. James the Fisherman
Episcopal Church at the Naval Sta
tion Chapel on July 1st.
USS BENNINGTON is the sec
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The first was a 1700 ton gunboat
commissioned in 1891 and named
for the American victory at Ben
nington, Vt. in 1777.
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USS BENNINGTON carries four
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ies for anti-aircraft protection.
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