Richard H. Patterson

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Richard H. Patterson
BornNovember 6, 1931 (1931-11-06)
Florida
DiedApril 12, 2010(2010-04-12) (aged 78)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Other namesRichard "Pat" Patterson
OccupationCoast Guardsman
Known fortaking control of a damaged ship

Richard H. Patterson (November 6, 1931 – April 12, 2010) was a chief petty officer in the United States Coast Guard, decorated for saving the crew of his vessel, USCGC Point Welcome after the skipper and executive officer became casualties during a 1966 friendly fire attack, in Vietnam.[2][3]

Patterson was born in 1931 and grew up in Florida.[4] He enlisted in the Coast Guard as a young man, and by the mid-1960s he was a chief boatswain's mate.

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