A Gambell man has been recognized for his lifesaving effort in 1955. Corporal Bruce Boolowon was part of a group of 16 guardsmen who mounted a rescue mission to save 11 U.S. Navy airmen whose plane had been shot down over St. Lawrence Island.
Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe pins the Alaska Heroism Medal on Cpl. Bruce Boolowon in Gambell. by the top military officer in Alaska for his lifesaving effort in 1955.
In June 1955, Soviet fighter planes shot down a U.S. Navy P2V-5 Neptune flying on routine patrols over the Bering Sea. It crashed in flames on St. Lawrence Island, according to theCorporal Bruce Boolowon was part of a group of 16 Alaska National Guardsmen from the 1st Scout Battalion whoPart of the Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune wreckage still remains in Gambell.
Boolowon is believed to be the last surviving member of the St. Lawrence Island rescue team. He attended a ceremony at the John Apangalook Memorial High School in Gambell on March 28. He was awarded the Alaska Heroism Medal from the Alaska National Guard and Alaska Office of Veterans Affairs. Russians landed often in Gambell during the Cold War, but the visits were not usually nefarious, according to the Associated Press. Since St. Lawrence Island is so close to Russia, people routinely traveled back and forth to visit relatives.“They came in and one engine was smoking, and then we knew, with the high-pitched motor, we knew there was something wrong with them,” Boolowon said.“I think it’s a good thing, really, to be awarded several years later,” Boolowon added.
JoAnn Kulukhon is a relative of men in the 1st Scout Battalion. She radiated praise for Boolowon at the ceremony.Alaska Adjutant General and Commissioner of the Department of Military and Veteran’s Affairs Major General Torrence Saxe presented Boolowon with the medal.The 16 members of the 1st Scout Battalion were:
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