Petty Officer 2nd Class David LeBlanc, M.B., C.D.
Mineville, Nova Scotia
On February 23, 2017, Petty Officer 2nd Class David LeBlanc protected a fellow service member from an unravelling messenger line. During a replenishment at sea aboard Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Fredericton, the fueling hose and span wire abruptly disconnected from the supplying ship, posing significant danger to personnel as it instantaneously retracted into the sea. Disregarding his own safety, PO2 LeBlanc freed another sailor from entanglement in the rapidly receding line, preventing certain injury and potential death.