page_title: USCGC Spencer (WPG-36)
section_title: Awards
hierarchical_section_title: USCGC Spencer (WPG-36) / Awards
caption_attribution_description: Lot-824-3: WWII-Atlantic Convoys. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sinks Sub. As the convoy sails in the background, Coast Guardsman Radioman Third Class Julius T. Petrella is buried in the North Atlantic after being killed in action. His ship, the Coast Guard combat cutter Spencer (WPG-36), contacted a U-Boat, forced it to the surface with depth charges, and shelled it with her deck guns. Commander Harold S. Berdine, commanding officer, reads the ceremony, as Captain Paul R. Heineman, right center foreground, Commodore of the convoy, and all the crew stand at attention. Image possibly pertains to the sinking of U-175 on April 17, 1943. U.S. Coast Guard Photograph. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. (2018/02/23).
context_page_description: USCGC Spencer (WPG-36) was a Treasury-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard that served during World War II. She was named for U.S. Treasury Secretary John Canfield Spencer.
context_section_description: Presidential Unit Citation
  China Service Medal
  American Defense Service Medal
  American Campaign Medal
  European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with five battle stars
  Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four battle stars
  World War II Victory Medal
  Navy Occupation Medal with "ASIA" clasp
  National Defense Service Medal with one service star
  Vietnam Service Medal with three campaign stars
  Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
  Philippine Liberation Medal
  Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation with Gallantry Cross with Palm
  Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
caption: Burial ceremony of RM3 Julius T. Petrella aboard Spencer during World War II.
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