City of Philadelphia Inquirer Hero Award, struck shield-shaped medal, obv, helmeted female figure draped in classical garments holding a spear and holding forth a civic crown above a tall building and coat-of-arms, at her feet, ‘Distinguished Service’; rev. inscription, partly engraved, ‘Inquirer Hero Award awarded to P. J. Corr for Distinguished Service by the City of Philadelphia’, 42 x 35mm., bronze, ring suspension, good very fine £20-30

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Jack Boddington Collection of Life Saving Medals.

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Patrick Joseph Corr was born in Pittsburgh on 27 January 1927. Attending the University of Pittsburgh he studied law and gained a LL.B. and was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 1926. He was the Head Swimming Coach at the University of Pittsburgh, 1923-39, and was sometime Assistant City Solicitor. Awarded the Inquirer Hero Award for distinguished service by the City of Philadelphia. This could be awarded for a variety of things and cannot be verified as a life saving award. Sold with some biographical details.