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Title
Kendrick, Dr. Fred
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Institution
Loutit District Library

Subject
Kendrick, Frederick, 1845-1918

Subject
Public officers -- Michigan -- Grand Haven

Subject
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Item Number
LH01r019

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Description
Frederick Kendrick, master of the government harbor tug at Ludington, was awarded a Congressional gold medal for saving forty-four persons from the barge J. H. Rutter in November 1878. He was later transferred to Grand Haven, where he was put in charge of government ships that wintered in Government Pond.

Kendrick, Dr. Fred

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