Edward T. Rasmussen, 15, laborer, saved Henry M. Merritt, 37, foreman, from drowning, Fairport Harbor, Ohio, August 6, 1909. Edward jumped into the Grand River to help Merritt, who had fallen from a pier into water 10 feet deep. Merritt struggled with Edward, taking him under the surface twice, and with Merritt holding him tightly under the arms, Edward succeeded in swimming to the pier, where others got them out.
4058-514Edward T. Rasmussen
Fairport Harbor, OH