1955 Press Photo Tug Races To Save Woman Taken From United States

Tug Races To Save Woman Taken From United States Trcopship Off Southampton: A tug made a twelve mile dash from Southampton to meet the American Troopship " Private William H. Thomas" off the coast early this morning to take aboard Mrs. Doryce Pepper wife of an American Army Sgt. Mrs. Pepper had collapsed with heart trouble. When the distress call was received - the tug put to sea - and Flight Lieut. Joseph Jaffe a Doctor rushed 20 miles by car from Tichfield R.A.F. station to meet the tug at Southampton. The woman was taken to Southampton General Hospital. Photo shows Sgt. Pepper with his wife as they travelled by ambulance to Southampton Hospital today.

Photo measures 6 x 8.25 inches.

Photo is dated 01-01-1955.

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