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The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, also known as Carnegie Hero Fund, was established to recognize persons who perform extraordinary acts of heroism in civilian life in the United States and Canada, and to provide financial assistance for those disabled and the dependents of those killed saving or attempting to save others.
Pages in category "Recipients of the Carnegie Medal (Carnegie Hero Fund)" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Carnegie Medal is the highest honor for civilian heroism and recipients or their survivors will receive a financial grant for being recognized, according to the Carnegie Hero Fund.
Established in 1904 by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to recognize people who commit selfless acts of heroism in the United States or Canada, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission ...
On the day of the Ortega rematch, Stitch was awarded a bronze medal by the Carnegie Hero Fund for rescuing a man from drowning in the Ohio River. On September 18, 1958, Joseph Schifcar, an Army Corps of Engineers worker, fell into the river and began to sink. Stitch, who was fishing below a dam, waded into the water and took hold of Schifcar.
Zachary Coverdale, 17, was nominated for the award by Millcreek Township. The medal is North America's highest honor for heroism. Millcreek teen hero nominated for Carnegie Medal.
A Carnegie Hero Medal was awarded to Porter C. Gish for his actions May 26, 1921, at the Southland Coal Co.’s No. 3 mine in the East End, according to The Gleaner of Jan. 24 and 25, 1924.
Award Sponsor Notes Carnegie Medal: Carnegie Hero Fund: Persons who perform extraordinary acts of heroism in civilian life in the United States and Canada, and those disabled and the dependents of those killed saving or attempting to save others. [15] Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize: Conrad N. Hilton Foundation: Largest humanitarian award ...