Subjects – Congressional Life Saving Medal
The Congressional Life Saving Medal
July 24, 1866
On this date, the House passed Senate Joint Resolution 31 awarding rescuers of the steamship San Francisco the Congressional Life Saving Medal.
The youngest Congressional Gold Medal recipient, 11-year-old Ronald Boucher
April 23, 1941
Representative Robert Secrest of Ohio, chairman of the House Committee on the Library, reported favorably to the House on legislation to present a Congressional Gold Medal to 11-year-old Ronald Boucher of Vermont.