"Our way of life is expressed in deeds similar to that displayed by August Held. Vigor, integrity and devotion to the maintaining and stabilizing of the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps despite obstacles has been his consistent…
This agreement is in regards to the construction of a sewer through the premises of a location occupied by the U.S.V.L.S.C in Yonkers.
The agreement was written on November 12, 1957.
In this letter, Rear Admiral Perkins is congratulating August Held and members of the Yonkers branch of the USVLSC for assisting in twelve rescue operations in the Hudson River during 1959.