~ 720th Military Police Battalion Reunion Association History Project ~

Photo A0277: LTC Aubrey S. Kenworthy, the battalion commander, is congratulating PFC Charles W. League, Jr. of Charlie Company, 720th MP Battalion, HQ & Service Group, GQH, Tokyo, for his quick action in saving the life of a young Japanese boy. The young boy jumped from a bridge into the Sumida River in a suicide attempt on 15 April 1950. PFC League followed the boy into the cold swift running tidal river keeping him afloat until a nearby boat could come to his assistance. Official U.S. Army Photograph.  

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