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Corporal Paul Anthony Baiden

Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia

Decorations for Bravery

  • Star of Courage

    Awarded on: 1973-07-03
    Invested on: 1973-11-30
    Corporal Paul Anthony Baiden, M.M.M., S.C., C.D. Star of Courage Cpl Paul Baiden, a crewman on an helicopter from CFB Shearwater, Nova Scotia, was lowered to the deck of a trawler which had foundered near Baleine Bay, Nova Scotia, on February 16, 1972. At great risk to his life, Cpl Baiden conducted a search for anyone who might still be aboard. When the fishing vessel with a crew of nine was driven aground, a helicopter rescue mission was dispatched from CFB Shearwater. A survivor hoisted from the deck reported that he thought others might still be in the ship's cabin. Cpl Baiden volunteered to investigate and was lowered to the deck. Despite the pounding of the sea, he managed to open the door and make his way into the cabin. Cpl Baiden faced a grave hazard in undertaking this task in such adverse circumstances.