Awarded the Railroad Life Saving Medal:
Alfred G. Gish, Engineman, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad; Hydro, OK (October
20,1928)
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The Oklahoman, 21 Jan 1941:
Alfred G Gish, 76-year-old retired railroad engineer and one of the few Oklahomans to hold a Congressional Medal of Honor, died at his home, 215 Northeast Tenth Street, after a brief illness from a heart ailment.
President Hoover awarded Gish the medal early in 1931 from his bravery in saving the lives of 261 train passengers in an accident at Hydro, Oct. 20, 1928. His engine cab and part of the train enveloped in flames after striking a gasoline truck, Gish stuck to the throttle until he pulled the train out of danger. Burned severely he was never able to pull a train again.
Gish began railroading when he was 16 years old in Pennsylvania, his native state. He moved to Shawnee from Texas 22 years ago, and had been a city resident about 10 years. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the Masonic Lodge and the Elks Club.
His wife, Maude, survives. Arrangements are in change of Jones Funeral Home.
(Submitted by Vicki Carberry #47344192)
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Parents: David Erwin Gish & Diana Carolyn Waltz
Alfred G. Gish, Engineman, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad; Hydro, OK (October
20,1928)
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The Oklahoman, 21 Jan 1941:
Alfred G Gish, 76-year-old retired railroad engineer and one of the few Oklahomans to hold a Congressional Medal of Honor, died at his home, 215 Northeast Tenth Street, after a brief illness from a heart ailment.
President Hoover awarded Gish the medal early in 1931 from his bravery in saving the lives of 261 train passengers in an accident at Hydro, Oct. 20, 1928. His engine cab and part of the train enveloped in flames after striking a gasoline truck, Gish stuck to the throttle until he pulled the train out of danger. Burned severely he was never able to pull a train again.
Gish began railroading when he was 16 years old in Pennsylvania, his native state. He moved to Shawnee from Texas 22 years ago, and had been a city resident about 10 years. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the Masonic Lodge and the Elks Club.
His wife, Maude, survives. Arrangements are in change of Jones Funeral Home.
(Submitted by Vicki Carberry #47344192)
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Parents: David Erwin Gish & Diana Carolyn Waltz
Awarded the Railroad Life Saving Medal:
Alfred G. Gish, Engineman, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad; Hydro, OK (October
20,1928)
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The Oklahoman, 21 Jan 1941:
Alfred G Gish, 76-year-old retired railroad engineer and one of the few Oklahomans to hold a Congressional Medal of Honor, died at his home, 215 Northeast Tenth Street, after a brief illness from a heart ailment.
President Hoover awarded Gish the medal early in 1931 from his bravery in saving the lives of 261 train passengers in an accident at Hydro, Oct. 20, 1928. His engine cab and part of the train enveloped in flames after striking a gasoline truck, Gish stuck to the throttle until he pulled the train out of danger. Burned severely he was never able to pull a train again.
Gish began railroading when he was 16 years old in Pennsylvania, his native state. He moved to Shawnee from Texas 22 years ago, and had been a city resident about 10 years. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the Masonic Lodge and the Elks Club.
His wife, Maude, survives. Arrangements are in change of Jones Funeral Home.
(Submitted by Vicki Carberry #47344192)
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Parents: David Erwin Gish & Diana Carolyn Waltz
Alfred G. Gish, Engineman, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad; Hydro, OK (October
20,1928)
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The Oklahoman, 21 Jan 1941:
Alfred G Gish, 76-year-old retired railroad engineer and one of the few Oklahomans to hold a Congressional Medal of Honor, died at his home, 215 Northeast Tenth Street, after a brief illness from a heart ailment.
President Hoover awarded Gish the medal early in 1931 from his bravery in saving the lives of 261 train passengers in an accident at Hydro, Oct. 20, 1928. His engine cab and part of the train enveloped in flames after striking a gasoline truck, Gish stuck to the throttle until he pulled the train out of danger. Burned severely he was never able to pull a train again.
Gish began railroading when he was 16 years old in Pennsylvania, his native state. He moved to Shawnee from Texas 22 years ago, and had been a city resident about 10 years. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the Masonic Lodge and the Elks Club.
His wife, Maude, survives. Arrangements are in change of Jones Funeral Home.
(Submitted by Vicki Carberry #47344192)
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Parents: David Erwin Gish & Diana Carolyn Waltz
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