Westbrook Notes: March 11
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Bill Currier visits the Westbrook Historical Society where the uniform of his son, VADM John Currier, is displayed.
Robert Lowell / American Journal
Native was distinguished flyer
The name of the late U.S. Coast Guard Vice Admiral John Currier, a Westbrook native, is inscribed on a statue at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C., his father said Saturday during a visit to the Westbrook Historical Society.
Bill Currier said his son, who died a year ago at age 68 in Michigan, was recognized as a recipient of the Harmon International Trophy in 1980.
As a Coast Guard helicopter pilot and then a lieutenant junior grade, John Currier flew a night mission that rescued 10 crew members from a fishing vessel on fire in heavy seas and high winds off New Bedford, Massachusetts, his father said.
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