Reis Leming
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Reis Leming GM
(born 1934) is a retired American airman who is notable for being credited with the George Medal
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Leming received the award on 15 April 1953, having saved the lives of 27 people in floods in East Anglia
on 31 January that year by venturing alone on a small rubber raft in the dark.
He was the first foreigner to receive the George Medal in peacetime.
George Medal
The George Medal is the second level civil decoration of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth.The GM was instituted on 24 September 1940 by King George VI. At this time, during the height of The Blitz, there was a strong desire to reward the many acts of civilian courage...
(born 1934) is a retired American airman who is notable for being credited with the George Medal
George Medal
The George Medal is the second level civil decoration of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth.The GM was instituted on 24 September 1940 by King George VI. At this time, during the height of The Blitz, there was a strong desire to reward the many acts of civilian courage...
.
Leming received the award on 15 April 1953, having saved the lives of 27 people in floods in East Anglia
East Anglia
East Anglia is a traditional name for a region of eastern England, named after an ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdom, the Kingdom of the East Angles. The Angles took their name from their homeland Angeln, in northern Germany. East Anglia initially consisted of Norfolk and Suffolk, but upon the marriage of...
on 31 January that year by venturing alone on a small rubber raft in the dark.
He was the first foreigner to receive the George Medal in peacetime.