Delaware Co. PAGenWeb Archives Military - World War II - Seaman Val Stanley ZDUN, 1946 
Merchant Marine Meritorious Service Medal

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SEAMAN VAL STANLEY ZDUN - Meritorious Service Medal - 28 Aug 1946
 
 
   Merchant Marine Meritorious Service Medal
 
   VAL STANLEY ZDUN
   Ordinary Seaman, MS Sun  8/28/1946
 
 
   When the tanker MS Sun was berthed in Bari, Italy loaded with aviation gasoline,
 
   an adjacent Liberty ship with a load of bombs exploded. Because of the fires
 
   spreading to the bombs, ammunition and gasoline on the docks, the Captain gave
 
   orders to shift berth to the outer harbor. Noting that the native dock hands had fled
 
   from the vicinity, VAL STANLEY ZDUN, ordinary seaman, drove over the stern, 
 
   swam ashore, climbed to the dock and let go the six heavy manila mooring lines.
 
   With difficulty he managed to return to the ship. Aug 28, 1946.
 
 
 
   Seaman Val Stanley Zdun was from Chester, PA.