MOTHER RECEIVES MEDAL FROM ADMIRAL LAND FOR SON LOST WHEN HIS SHIP WAS TORPEDOED
Mrs. Helen Race of 1315 Main Street recently received the mariner's medal which was awarded posthumously to her son, Cadet midshipman George R. Race who was lost when his ship, the SS Henry R. Mallory, was torpedoed and sunk Feb. 7, 1943.
The medal was accompanied by a letter from Adm. E.S. Land, administrator of the war shipping administration at Washington. It said in part:
"He was one of those men who today are so gallantly upholding the tradition of those hearty mariners who defied anyone to stop the American flag from sailing the seas in the early days of this republic. He was one of those men upon whom the nation now depends to keep our ships afloat upon the perilous seas-to transport our troops across those seas; and to carry to them the vitally needed material to keep them fighting until victory is certain and liberty secure. Nothing I can do or say will in any sense requite the loss of your loved one. He has gone, but he has gone in honor and in the goodly company of patriots. Let me, in this expression of the country's deep sympathy, also express to you its gratitude for his devotion and sacrifice."
Cadet Race was graduated from Mont Pleasant High School and completed the G.E. apprentice course in June, 1942. He received his appointment to the Merchant Marine Academy shortly after. The trip on which he was lost was his first experience at sea.
His Brother, Victor E. Race, entered service in October, 1943, and is serving as Second Steward with the US Army transport service in the Canal Zone.
Source: The Schenectady Gazette
Mrs. Helen Race of 1315 Main Street recently received the mariner's medal which was awarded posthumously to her son, Cadet midshipman George R. Race who was lost when his ship, the SS Henry R. Mallory, was torpedoed and sunk Feb. 7, 1943.
The medal was accompanied by a letter from Adm. E.S. Land, administrator of the war shipping administration at Washington. It said in part:
"He was one of those men who today are so gallantly upholding the tradition of those hearty mariners who defied anyone to stop the American flag from sailing the seas in the early days of this republic. He was one of those men upon whom the nation now depends to keep our ships afloat upon the perilous seas-to transport our troops across those seas; and to carry to them the vitally needed material to keep them fighting until victory is certain and liberty secure. Nothing I can do or say will in any sense requite the loss of your loved one. He has gone, but he has gone in honor and in the goodly company of patriots. Let me, in this expression of the country's deep sympathy, also express to you its gratitude for his devotion and sacrifice."
Cadet Race was graduated from Mont Pleasant High School and completed the G.E. apprentice course in June, 1942. He received his appointment to the Merchant Marine Academy shortly after. The trip on which he was lost was his first experience at sea.
His Brother, Victor E. Race, entered service in October, 1943, and is serving as Second Steward with the US Army transport service in the Canal Zone.
Source: The Schenectady Gazette
MOTHER RECEIVES MEDAL FROM ADMIRAL LAND FOR SON LOST WHEN HIS SHIP WAS TORPEDOED
Mrs. Helen Race of 1315 Main Street recently received the mariner's medal which was awarded posthumously to her son, Cadet midshipman George R. Race who was lost when his ship, the SS Henry R. Mallory, was torpedoed and sunk Feb. 7, 1943.
The medal was accompanied by a letter from Adm. E.S. Land, administrator of the war shipping administration at Washington. It said in part:
"He was one of those men who today are so gallantly upholding the tradition of those hearty mariners who defied anyone to stop the American flag from sailing the seas in the early days of this republic. He was one of those men upon whom the nation now depends to keep our ships afloat upon the perilous seas-to transport our troops across those seas; and to carry to them the vitally needed material to keep them fighting until victory is certain and liberty secure. Nothing I can do or say will in any sense requite the loss of your loved one. He has gone, but he has gone in honor and in the goodly company of patriots. Let me, in this expression of the country's deep sympathy, also express to you its gratitude for his devotion and sacrifice."
Cadet Race was graduated from Mont Pleasant High School and completed the G.E. apprentice course in June, 1942. He received his appointment to the Merchant Marine Academy shortly after. The trip on which he was lost was his first experience at sea.
His Brother, Victor E. Race, entered service in October, 1943, and is serving as Second Steward with the US Army transport service in the Canal Zone.
Source: The Schenectady Gazette
Mrs. Helen Race of 1315 Main Street recently received the mariner's medal which was awarded posthumously to her son, Cadet midshipman George R. Race who was lost when his ship, the SS Henry R. Mallory, was torpedoed and sunk Feb. 7, 1943.
The medal was accompanied by a letter from Adm. E.S. Land, administrator of the war shipping administration at Washington. It said in part:
"He was one of those men who today are so gallantly upholding the tradition of those hearty mariners who defied anyone to stop the American flag from sailing the seas in the early days of this republic. He was one of those men upon whom the nation now depends to keep our ships afloat upon the perilous seas-to transport our troops across those seas; and to carry to them the vitally needed material to keep them fighting until victory is certain and liberty secure. Nothing I can do or say will in any sense requite the loss of your loved one. He has gone, but he has gone in honor and in the goodly company of patriots. Let me, in this expression of the country's deep sympathy, also express to you its gratitude for his devotion and sacrifice."
Cadet Race was graduated from Mont Pleasant High School and completed the G.E. apprentice course in June, 1942. He received his appointment to the Merchant Marine Academy shortly after. The trip on which he was lost was his first experience at sea.
His Brother, Victor E. Race, entered service in October, 1943, and is serving as Second Steward with the US Army transport service in the Canal Zone.
Source: The Schenectady Gazette
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