Medal of Bravery
Awarded on: 2016-12-15
Invested on: 2017-06-12
Lieutenant(N) Samuel Gaudreault, M.B., C.D.
Ottawa, Ontario
Leading Seaman Jean-François Martineau, M.B.
Beaver Bank, Nova Scotia
Able Seaman James Richards, M.B.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Lieutenant(N) Daniel Willis, M.B., C.D.
Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia
Medal of Bravery
On November 15, 2014, Lieutenant(N) Samuel Gaudreault, Leading Seaman Jean-François Martineau, Able Seaman James Richards and Lieutenant(N) Daniel Willis rescued several people from a burning building in Antalya, Turkey. When the top floor caught fire, lieutenants Gaudreault and Willis grabbed an extinguisher and ran upstairs to fight the fire and help people escape. Leading Seaman Martineau and Able Seaman Richards were walking by when they saw the blaze. They immediately entered the building and ran upstairs. Able Seaman Richards ran across the room to a balcony where a man was trying to catch a water hose being thrown from below. Lieutenant(N) Willis went back downstairs to retrieve wet towels to cover their faces. With Leading Seaman Martineau leading the way, the rescuers extinguished the fire and brought the last victim to safety.