Lillian wrote a letter addressed to Captain Frank Kendrick, Lt. Harvey Quackenbush, and Arthur Williams (members of the U.S.V.L.S.C.) for rescuing her son Howard.
The letter was sent on August 9, 1969.
This letter is in regards to a shipment of marble to the Philipsburgh Constricton CO., a company owned by Arthur J. Van Suetemdael and Achille Octave Van Suetendael.
The letter describes how members of the U.S.V.L.S.C., including Frank and Kay Kendrick, rescued Michael & Catherine Amoia and Dennis & MaryAnn Wepfer.
The letter is signed by the Amoias and Wepfers. It is dated 1996.
This letter informed Ottinger, who wrote a letter on behalf of the U.S.V.L.S.C., that his letter was being researched by the general counsel of the Secretary of Defense for legal legitimacy.