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New England's Lifesaver: Coast Guard Legend Master Chief Jack Downey

By W. Russell Webster, Michael A. Cicalese
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By W. Russell Webster, Michael A. Cicalese
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A legendary Coast Guard hero, Jack Downey saved more than 700 lives in 5,000 daring New England rescues.

During a storied forty-two-year Coast Guard career, John “Jack” Downey, a Rhode Island native, would be credited with saving more than 700 mariners in distress during five thousand rescues in New England waters. Across thousands of missions, Downey and his crews rescued 11 passengers from the ferry Sea Comet and 108 elderly passengers from the Pilgrim Belle, and he participated in search-...

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