Gertrude Ederle had her goggles sealed with paraffin to render them water tight. Gertrude possessed a contract from both the "New York Daily News" and "Chicago Tribune" when she attempted the Channel swim a second time. The money she received paid her expenses and provided her with a modest salary. It also gave her a bonus in exchange for exclusive rights to her personal story. The "Daily News" and the "Chicago Tribune" got the jump on every other newspaper in America. Another American swimmer in France in 1926 to try and swim the Channel was Lillian Cannon from Baltimore. She was also
Carlo Ederle River, accompanied by a lieutenant. While observing the enemy, he was shot in the head by an enemy machine gunner. At 2:30 p.m., Carlo Ederle was dead at the age of 25. Ederle was nominated for lieutenant colonel and knight of the Military Order of Savoy, and received high official praise. He was awarded the Silver Medal of Military Valor three times and the Croix de guerre with palms by France. He was posthumously awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valour by the King. Caserma Ederle, or the U.S. Army Garrison Vicenza, is a U.S. Army post in Vicenza, Italy,