Michael was born in 1944 to James and Helen (Tobin) Nolan. He was their third child of five. He graduated in the class of 1963 at Northampton High School.
He served in the Northampton Fire Department for three years.
At age 25, on July 26, 1969 Michael married Dorothy Pellisier in Northampton, MA.
At age 27, on December 23, 1971, his son, Patrick Michael Nolan was born in Northampton, MA.
Michael and Dorothy divorced in 1974 when he was around 30, and he married Barbara Prinzivalli on May 20, 1978 in Hempstead, NY, at age 34.
He enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1972 after having served in the Navy. While in the Coast Guard, he served for 14 years with search-and-rescue squadrons, and completed two tours of duty in South Vietnam.
During the war, he was assigned to a helicopter group that recued pilots and crewmen during land and sea operations. For five years before retiring, he was a recuiter in the Syracuse area.
He received numerous citations and awards, including the Coast Guard Air Medal for Heroism for the rescue of eight people from a barge that capsized off Cape Hatteras, N.C.
At age 35, on January 5, 1980, he was an aviation electrician's mate second class when he was aboard a helicopter that rescued a tugboat's eight-man crew from a life raft during a servere winter storm. The tugboat had lost its steering and collided with a barge. The crew abandoned ship for a life raft. Michael's helicopter was dispatched from the Coast Guard Air Station in Elizabeth City, NC. The helicopter flew to the scene, sometimes at less than 100 feet of altitude because of the blizzard and icing conditions. On reaching the scene, Michael hoisted the eight men into the helicopter while giving the pilot instructions to maintain the helicopter's position over the raft. All of the men were rescued without injury, and Michael received the air medal from the Coast Guard for displaying "skill and courage."
He also received the Coast Guard Humanitarian Award for the rescue of Cuban refugees in the 1970s.
After serving in the Coast Guard for 19 years, he retired in May 1992 at age 48.
For the last five years of his life, he served as marshal of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Syracuse.
He was a member of the Pastime Athletic Club of Syracuse and the Coast Guard Non-Commissioned Officers Association.
He was living on Bryant St., Syracuse, NY, when he died at age 50 of congestive heart failure at St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse.
His funeral was at the Blessed Sacrament Church in Northampton, MA. and he was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery.
He served in the Northampton Fire Department for three years.
At age 25, on July 26, 1969 Michael married Dorothy Pellisier in Northampton, MA.
At age 27, on December 23, 1971, his son, Patrick Michael Nolan was born in Northampton, MA.
Michael and Dorothy divorced in 1974 when he was around 30, and he married Barbara Prinzivalli on May 20, 1978 in Hempstead, NY, at age 34.
He enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1972 after having served in the Navy. While in the Coast Guard, he served for 14 years with search-and-rescue squadrons, and completed two tours of duty in South Vietnam.
During the war, he was assigned to a helicopter group that recued pilots and crewmen during land and sea operations. For five years before retiring, he was a recuiter in the Syracuse area.
He received numerous citations and awards, including the Coast Guard Air Medal for Heroism for the rescue of eight people from a barge that capsized off Cape Hatteras, N.C.
At age 35, on January 5, 1980, he was an aviation electrician's mate second class when he was aboard a helicopter that rescued a tugboat's eight-man crew from a life raft during a servere winter storm. The tugboat had lost its steering and collided with a barge. The crew abandoned ship for a life raft. Michael's helicopter was dispatched from the Coast Guard Air Station in Elizabeth City, NC. The helicopter flew to the scene, sometimes at less than 100 feet of altitude because of the blizzard and icing conditions. On reaching the scene, Michael hoisted the eight men into the helicopter while giving the pilot instructions to maintain the helicopter's position over the raft. All of the men were rescued without injury, and Michael received the air medal from the Coast Guard for displaying "skill and courage."
He also received the Coast Guard Humanitarian Award for the rescue of Cuban refugees in the 1970s.
After serving in the Coast Guard for 19 years, he retired in May 1992 at age 48.
For the last five years of his life, he served as marshal of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Syracuse.
He was a member of the Pastime Athletic Club of Syracuse and the Coast Guard Non-Commissioned Officers Association.
He was living on Bryant St., Syracuse, NY, when he died at age 50 of congestive heart failure at St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse.
His funeral was at the Blessed Sacrament Church in Northampton, MA. and he was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Michael was born in 1944 to James and Helen (Tobin) Nolan. He was their third child of five. He graduated in the class of 1963 at Northampton High School.
He served in the Northampton Fire Department for three years.
At age 25, on July 26, 1969 Michael married Dorothy Pellisier in Northampton, MA.
At age 27, on December 23, 1971, his son, Patrick Michael Nolan was born in Northampton, MA.
Michael and Dorothy divorced in 1974 when he was around 30, and he married Barbara Prinzivalli on May 20, 1978 in Hempstead, NY, at age 34.
He enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1972 after having served in the Navy. While in the Coast Guard, he served for 14 years with search-and-rescue squadrons, and completed two tours of duty in South Vietnam.
During the war, he was assigned to a helicopter group that recued pilots and crewmen during land and sea operations. For five years before retiring, he was a recuiter in the Syracuse area.
He received numerous citations and awards, including the Coast Guard Air Medal for Heroism for the rescue of eight people from a barge that capsized off Cape Hatteras, N.C.
At age 35, on January 5, 1980, he was an aviation electrician's mate second class when he was aboard a helicopter that rescued a tugboat's eight-man crew from a life raft during a servere winter storm. The tugboat had lost its steering and collided with a barge. The crew abandoned ship for a life raft. Michael's helicopter was dispatched from the Coast Guard Air Station in Elizabeth City, NC. The helicopter flew to the scene, sometimes at less than 100 feet of altitude because of the blizzard and icing conditions. On reaching the scene, Michael hoisted the eight men into the helicopter while giving the pilot instructions to maintain the helicopter's position over the raft. All of the men were rescued without injury, and Michael received the air medal from the Coast Guard for displaying "skill and courage."
He also received the Coast Guard Humanitarian Award for the rescue of Cuban refugees in the 1970s.
After serving in the Coast Guard for 19 years, he retired in May 1992 at age 48.
For the last five years of his life, he served as marshal of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Syracuse.
He was a member of the Pastime Athletic Club of Syracuse and the Coast Guard Non-Commissioned Officers Association.
He was living on Bryant St., Syracuse, NY, when he died at age 50 of congestive heart failure at St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse.
His funeral was at the Blessed Sacrament Church in Northampton, MA. and he was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery.
He served in the Northampton Fire Department for three years.
At age 25, on July 26, 1969 Michael married Dorothy Pellisier in Northampton, MA.
At age 27, on December 23, 1971, his son, Patrick Michael Nolan was born in Northampton, MA.
Michael and Dorothy divorced in 1974 when he was around 30, and he married Barbara Prinzivalli on May 20, 1978 in Hempstead, NY, at age 34.
He enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1972 after having served in the Navy. While in the Coast Guard, he served for 14 years with search-and-rescue squadrons, and completed two tours of duty in South Vietnam.
During the war, he was assigned to a helicopter group that recued pilots and crewmen during land and sea operations. For five years before retiring, he was a recuiter in the Syracuse area.
He received numerous citations and awards, including the Coast Guard Air Medal for Heroism for the rescue of eight people from a barge that capsized off Cape Hatteras, N.C.
At age 35, on January 5, 1980, he was an aviation electrician's mate second class when he was aboard a helicopter that rescued a tugboat's eight-man crew from a life raft during a servere winter storm. The tugboat had lost its steering and collided with a barge. The crew abandoned ship for a life raft. Michael's helicopter was dispatched from the Coast Guard Air Station in Elizabeth City, NC. The helicopter flew to the scene, sometimes at less than 100 feet of altitude because of the blizzard and icing conditions. On reaching the scene, Michael hoisted the eight men into the helicopter while giving the pilot instructions to maintain the helicopter's position over the raft. All of the men were rescued without injury, and Michael received the air medal from the Coast Guard for displaying "skill and courage."
He also received the Coast Guard Humanitarian Award for the rescue of Cuban refugees in the 1970s.
After serving in the Coast Guard for 19 years, he retired in May 1992 at age 48.
For the last five years of his life, he served as marshal of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Syracuse.
He was a member of the Pastime Athletic Club of Syracuse and the Coast Guard Non-Commissioned Officers Association.
He was living on Bryant St., Syracuse, NY, when he died at age 50 of congestive heart failure at St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse.
His funeral was at the Blessed Sacrament Church in Northampton, MA. and he was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery.
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