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Bernard C. Flatow received the Marconi
Gold Medal of Achievement in recognition of his service at sea. Graduated
from Gallups Island, he sailed as Chief Radio Officer in U.S. Merchant Marine in
every theater of the war including the Mediterranean, Indian Ocean, Pacific, and the North
Atlantic including the Murmansk convoy route. Bernie joined Western Union and eventually
ITT from which he retired as as Corporate Manager of Safety, Fire Prevention, and
Environmental Health, after a distinguished career documenting and addressing the dangers
of microwaves, PCB's, VDT radiation and other workplace hazards. |
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Walter J. Kane III
received the Marconi Gold Medal
of Achievement.
The medal is inscribed:
Presented to
Walter J. Kane III
recognizing his
alertness to
radio signals that
saved a life at sea
may 21, 1999 |
Miles D. MacMahon received the Marconi
Gold Medal of Achievement in recognition of his accomplishments as a professor,
university administrator and educational innovator. Dr. MacMahon, an alumnus of
Hoffman Island, served as a radio operator aboard Liberty Ships and troopships in WW2. He
was also an Army RADAR instructor before earning a doctorate in Physics from Rutgers and
embarking on a distinguished career as a university physics professor at Rutgers and a
professor, administrator and innovator at Essex County College. In an academic
career spanning 25 years, Dr. MacMahon introduced many innovative programs to expand
life-long learning beyond the classroom. |
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Alan M. Ehrlich
received the David Kintzer Memorial Award "in recognizing his outstanding
dedication to the Veteran Wireless Operators Association." Mr. Ehrlich is the
current president of the VWOA and has served for many years on the VWOA board of
directors. He holds amateur radio callsign WA2GDQ and is the trustee of the Seaman's
Church Institute amateur radio club. A Navy veteran, Mr. Ehrlich is employed by the
New York City Transit Authority. |
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