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Photo Release - World War II Coast Guard hero dies *Please click photographs for a high resolution version and more information* To learn more about Seymour Wittek and his actions, please follow this link to our previous press release. NEW YORK-Coast Guard Captain Daniel Croce salutes the casket of Seymour Wittek during military honors at Wittek's burial in Montefiore Cemetery, Queens, N.Y., Dec. 31, 20009. Wittek, a Coast Guard World War II veteran involved in extinguishing a fire aboard a munitions ship in New York Harbor on April 24, 1943, died at the age of 88 Dec. 30, 2009. Wittek was awarded the Coast Guard Commendation Medal last year for volunteering to board the S.S. El Estero, which was carrying 1,360 tons of high explosive bombs and munitions. The actions of Wittek and his Coast Guard shipmates averted what would have been a massive explosion causing immense damage to New York and New Jersey. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Seth Johnson) NEW YORK-Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Devito folds the American Flag before it is presented to the family of Seymour Wittek at Montefiore Cemetery, Dec. 31, 2009. Wittek, a Coast Guard World War II veteran involved in extinguishing a fire aboard a munitions ship in New York Harbor on April 24, 1943, died at the age of Dec. 30, 2009. Wittek was awarded the Coast Guard Commendation Medal last year for volunteering to board the S.S. El Estero, which was carrying 1,360 tons of high explosive bombs and munitions. The actions of Wittek and his Coast Guard shipmates averted what would have been a massive explosion causing immense damage to New York and New Jersey. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Seth Johnson)
NEW YORK-The folded American flag that had draped over Seymour Wittek's casket during military honors is passed to Coast Guard Captain Daniel Croce for presentation to Wittek's family at Montefiore Cemetery, Dec. 31, 2009. Wittek, a Coast Guard World War II veteran involved in extinguishing a fire aboard a munitions ship in New York Harbor on April 24, 1943, died at the age of 88 Dec. 30, 2009. Wittek was awarded the Coast Guard Commendation Medal last year for volunteering to board the S.S. El Estero, which was carrying 1,360 tons of high explosive bombs and munitions. The actions of Wittek and his Coast Guard shipmates averted what would have been a massive explosion causing immense damage to New York and New Jersey. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Seth Johnson) NEW YORK-Coast Guard Captain Daniel Croce presents the American flag to Jacqueline Goldstein during military honors at Wittek's burial in Montefiore Cemetery, Queens, N.Y., Dec. 31, 20009. Wittek, a Coast Guard World War II veteran involved in extinguishing a fire aboard a munitions ship in New York Harbor on April 24, 1943, died at the age of 88 Dec. 30, 2009. Wittek was awarded the Coast Guard Commendation Medal last year for volunteering to board the S.S. El Estero, which was carrying 1,360 tons of high explosive bombs and munitions. The actions of Wittek and his Coast Guard shipmates averted what would have been a massive explosion causing immense damage to New York and New Jersey. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Seth Johnson)
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