Renowned Civil Air Patrol Subchaser Dies

(l-r) President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and James M. Landis,Wartime Chief of the Office of Civilian Defense, present the first two Air Medals ever awarded by the U.S. to CAP subchasers Maj. Hugh R. Sharp Jr. and 1st Lt. Edmond I. ‘Eddie’ Edwards for the heroic rescue of 1st Lt. Henry Cross.

photo by CAP [...]