Jerome E. Stein, 29, graduate student, saved Floyd E. Armantrout, 30, assistant marine engineer, from drowning, Galveston Texas, July 26, 1952. Armantrout, who could not swim, fell from the deck of a tugboat cruising in the Gulf of Mexico and was submerged briefly in deep water four miles from shore. Stein, who recently had been hospitalized for a respiratory condition and had been cautioned by a physician not to exert himself, dived from the moving boat and swam 10 feet to Armantrout, who was flailing his arms wildly. As Stein prepared to take hold of Armantrout, the latter seized his arm. They submerged momentarily, Stein breaking free of Armantrout. Obtaining a hold on Armantrout, Stein attempted to tow him toward the boat, which then was 200 feet from them, but could make little progress. Experiencing severe chest pain, Stein trod water supporting Armantrout, who grasped him around the neck. Stein forcibly freed himself and regained his hold. Two men from the boat swam with a life preserver to Stein, who had maintained Armantrout at the surface for at least six minutes and nearly was exhausted. The men aided Stein and Armantrout in holding to the life preserver until the tugboat reached them. Armantrout and
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