1953: Britain honours American hero
Reis Leming, a 22-year-old US airman stationed in Britain, has been presented with the George Medal.
He rescued 27 people in East Anglia during the winter floods.
The award, the first given to a foreigner during peacetime, was presented by Home Secretary Sir David Maxwell Fyfe.
The night of 31 January 1953 will never be forgotten by those who survived it.
The combined effects of hurricane force winds and a high tide took sea levels to eight feet above their predicted levels.