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De Amerikaanse Presidential Life Saving Medal werd voor het eerst uitgereikt in 1853. De laatste uitreiking vond plaats in 1939. Na de Tweede Wereldoorlog is deze onderscheiding in ongebruik geraakt daar er toen voldoende andere onderscheidingen waren om redders te belonen. Naast de Gold Medal kende de Verenigde Staten ook nog enkele andere, door de President toegekende, onderscheidingen voor redders. Deze hadden de vorm van verrekijkers, horloges, bekers, borden, zwaarden, etc.
Onderstaande namen zijn overgenomen uit een Amerikaans-Canadeze bron. Daar waar mogelijk is misspelling gecorrigeerd, maar ik houd mij aanbevolen voor verdere correcties:
U.S. Presidential Life Saving Medal in Gold |
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| 03/12/1860 | Captain B.A.T. van Brugge, of the ‘Koning en Vaderland’ | for the rescue of the ‘Oliver Putnam’ |
| 13/05/1892 | Captain N.W. Ninnes, Master of the ‘La Hesbaye’ | for the rescue of the ‘Orient’ |
| 28/05/1901 | J. Johnson, Seaman of the ‘Bremerhaven’ | for the rescue of the ‘Isaac N. Kerlin’ |
| 28/05/1901 | C.J. Halrerson, Seaman of the ‘Bremerhaven’ | for the rescue of the ‘Isaac N. Kerlin’ |
| 28/05/1901 | L.J. Nolis, Seaman of the ‘Bremerhaven’ | for the rescue of the ‘Isaac N. Kerlin’ |
| 27/01/1905 | Jacob J. Steding (Hedding?), Bosun of the ‘Prins Maurits’ | for the rescue of the ‘John G. Schmidt’ |
| 27/01/1905 | Douwe Zeijlemaker (Zeilemaker?), Seaman of the ‘Prins Maurits’ | for the rescue of the ‘John G. Schmidt’ |
| 27/01/1905 | Johannes W.C.C. Willemse (J.W. Willemsen?), Seaman of the ‘Prins Maurits’ | for the rescue of the ‘John G. Schmidt’ |
| 27/01/1905 | Douwe D. de Boer, Seaman of the ‘Prins Maurits’ (from Hollum, Ameland) | for the rescue of the ‘John G. Schmidt’ |
| 30/04/1915 | L. van Es, Seaman of the ‘Megrez’ | for the rescue of the ‘R.P. Pendleton’ |
| 30/04/1915 | D. Kalsbeek, Seaman of the ‘Megrez’ | for the rescue of the ‘R.P. Pendleton’ |
| 30/04/1915 | D. Hendriks, Seaman of the ‘Megrez’ | for the rescue of the ‘R.P. Pendleton’ |
| 29/10/1916 | Hendrik Vermijs, Bosun of the ‘Rijndam’ | for the rescue of the ‘Vigilant’ |
| 29/10/1916 | Hubertus Gloppert, Quartermaster of the ‘Rijndam’ | for the rescue of the ‘Vigilant’ |
| 29/10/1916 | Adriaan de Zeeuw, Seaman of the ‘Rijndam’ | for the rescue of the ‘Vigilant’ |
| 29/10/1916 | Karel Christiaan Delvoye, Seaman of the ‘Rijndam’ | for the rescue of the ‘Vigilant’ |
| 29/10/1916 | Jacob Lammert Ommen, Seaman of the ‘Rijndam’ | for the rescue of the ‘Vigilant’ |
| 29/10/1916 | Hendrik Leentvaar of the ‘Rijndam’ | for the rescue of the ‘Vigilant’ |
| 18/08/1933 | Captain H.J.C. Zindler, Master of the ‘Hercules’ | for the rescue of the ‘Augusta C. Hilton’ |
Presidential Gold Chronometer |
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| 24/10/1856 | Karel Kipp, Master of the ‘De Zwijger’ of Winschoten | for the rescue of the ‘Oleron’ on October 9th, 1856 |
Presidential Watch |
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| 14/01/1894 | Captain Geert Stenger, Master of the ‘Amsterdam’ | for the rescue of the ‘Maggie B. Wells’ |
| 28/05/1901 | Captain M.W. Ninnes, Master of the ‘Bremerhaven’ | for the rescue of the ‘Isaac N. Kerlin’ |
| 28/05/1901 | H. Segerbath, First Officer of the ‘Bremerhaven’ | for the rescue of the ‘Isaac N. Kerlin’ |
| 28/05/1901 | T. de Rychter, Seaman of the ‘Bremerhaven’ | for the rescue of the ‘Isaac N. Kerlin’ |
| 27/01/1905 | Captain Jouke C. Metus, Master of the ‘Prins Maurits’ | for the rescue of the ‘John C. Schmidt’ |
| 30/04/1915 | Captain William Stevendregt, Master of the ‘Megrez’ | for the rescue of the ‘R.P. Pendleton’ |
| 29/10/1916 | Captain Watze Krol, Master of the ‘Rijndam’ | for the rescue of the ‘Vigilant’ |
Presidential Binoculars |
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| 27/1/1905 | Petrus G.J. van der Ast, First Officer of the ‘Prins Maurits’ | for the rescue of the ‘John C. Schmidt’ |
| 30/04/1915 | E. van Oversteeg, Chief Officer of the ‘Megrez’ | for the rescue of the ‘R.P. Pendleton’ |
| 29/10/1916 | Jan Pieter Wepster, First Officer of the ‘Rijndam’ | for the rescue of the ‘Vigilant’ |
| 26/02/1921 | Captain Jacobus Hansen, Master of the ‘Zeelandia’ | for the rescue of 3 men who were adrift for 6 days. |
Presidential Silver Cup |
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| …/07/1887 | Dirk Hayling from Batavia | for the rescue of the ‘Hotspur’ |
| …/07/1887 | Lieutenant Louis Ceril Rovers, from Semarang | for the rescue of the ‘Hotspur’ |
Unspecified awards |
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| 20/12/1856 | unspecified members of the South Holland Society for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck | for the rescue of the ‘Medomack’ N.B.: Dit bleek geen beloning aan de bemanning, maar een geschenk van de Amerikaanse overheid aan de Zuid-Hollandsche Maatschappij tot Redding van Schipbreukelingen. De Amerikaanse overheid schonk een nieuwe reddingsboot, welke te Brielle werd gestationeerd. |
Boddington, J. (1990). A conquered sea. An illustrated record of the United States Presidential Life Saving Medal and related awards. Zonder plaats, eigen uitgave.