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George Cobb (lighthouse keeper)
George
Cobb
was an
American
lighthouse keeper
who served at the
Point Bonita Light
near
San Francisco
. On
December 26
,
1896
he
saved
three
young men
from
drowning
near the
lighthouse
, for which he was
awarded
a
Silver Lifesaving Medal
.
A
United States Coast Guard
buoy tender
based in
San Pedro, California
was named for Cobb.