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The State of New York Medal of Merit was awarded to August Held on March 21, 2002. Mr. Held was the president and an admiral of the U.S.V.L.S.C. For more information about him, please visit this…

These letters are in regards to August Held's award for his contribution in the United States of America v. Yonkers Contracting Company, INC. case. Mr. Held was the president of the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps

In this letter, Held wrote about funding for the Yonkers branch of the U.S.V.LS.C. that eventually came from the Yonkers city council.
Davids and Held were in correspondence over Davids setting up branch of the Corps in Florida.
The letter is dated…

This letter is in regards to the U.S.V.L.S.C. obtaining Federal surplus property from the Department of Defense.
The letter is dated September 12, 1972.

This letter informed Kopper and Held that the Corps were ineligible for receiving Federal surplus property.
An attached letter from M. Richard Rose, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, explained why.
The letter is dated September 26, 1972.

Held's letter is about the history of the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps. He provided an explanation to the medals that he sent Paddington.
The letter is dated January 19, 1977.

In his letter, Held questions Biaggi about parts of the 1874 Life-Saving Stations Act.
The letter is dated March 15, 1971.

This letter is in regards to the reinstatement of the Yonkers branch of the U.S.V.L.S.C.. by the Secretary of State of New York.
This letter was written on June 29, 1954.

This letter is in response to Held's about the U.S.V.L.S.C. being given surplus Federal property.

This letter is informing Held that his interest in purchasing surplus Federal property has been forwarded to the General Services Administration.
The letter is dated March 21, 1972.