Milton Carter, 22, clerk, died attempting to save Arthur J. Truly, 19, laborer, from drowning, East Haven, Connecticut, August 7, 1919. Truly got into difficulty in Long Island Sound near a rock that projected from shore and called for help. Carter ran out on the rock to a point near Truly, and as Truly was sinking, Carter dived beside him. Truly and Carter rose together. Carter’s back was to Truly. He told Truly to grasp him, and Truly took hold of him around the waist, and they sank immediately and were drowned. 19824-1556
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