Star of Courage
Awarded on: 1974-12-13
Invested on: 1975-09-22
Sixteen-year-old Claire Larose saved the life of her three-year-old niece during a fire on May 3, 1973. Others in the house had attempted without success to reach the child who was in the basement but, braving the heat and smoke, Claire rushed downstairs and found the child semi- conscious and slumped against a wall. When carrying the little girl up the stairs, her rescuer fell and was herself injured but, nevertheless, she persisted and brought the child to safety.