Incident
Coast Guardsman Raymond Clark (BM1c) and seven other guardsmen drowned when their boat, CG-238, sank.
Guardsman Clark's body was washed ashore and was recovered near High Head Station on February 20th.
Guardsman Clark was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWI. He had served with the United States Coast Guard for only three months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, 7-year-old son, and father.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Coast Guardsman Clark served with the United States Coast Guard.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Raymond Henry Clark served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Accident
United States Coast Guard has lost 24 officers; 20 of them lost to accidents.
Raymond is one of 453 officers lost to accidents in DC, 31.9% of the 1,419 remembered there.
Raymond is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Raymond is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1927, 8 officers at United States Coast Guard were lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1927, 12 officers in DC were lost to accidents, the 2nd heaviest of 125 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 14.
In 1927, 114 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 2nd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1927, 119 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 4th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Raymond was 27. Of the 20 lost to accidents at United States Coast Guard whose age is recorded, half were between 24 and 31.3; the middle age was 26.5. Raymond had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 3.5 years.
Raymond was 27. Of the 425 lost to accidents in DC whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Raymond had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Raymond was 27. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Raymond had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Raymond was 27. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Raymond had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
February holds 40% of these deaths at United States Coast Guard, more than any other month. Sundays: 50%.
February holds 9.5% of these deaths in DC; July holds the most, 10.6%. Sundays: 13%.
February holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 14%.
February holds 7.2% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Sundays: 14%.
How
Accident deaths account for 83.3% of all 24 deaths at United States Coast Guard, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 31.9% of all 1,419 deaths in DC, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
United States Coast Guard has 24 officers remembered here, Raymond among them.
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Karl Edwin Gustafson
Apr 2, 1925
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Jesse Kennedy Rivenback Feb 20, 1927
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Raymond Henry Clark Feb 20, 1927
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Cornelius Shea Feb 20, 1927
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Charles Albert Freeburn Feb 20, 1927
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Joseph V. Maxim Feb 20, 1927
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Frank Carroll McCausland Feb 20, 1927
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Leo Stanley Krzyzanowski Feb 20, 1927
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Clarence Alexander Feb 20, 1927
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Sidney C. Sanderlin
Aug 7, 1927
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Victor A. Lamby
Aug 11, 1927
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Edgar Allen Culbertson
Apr 30, 1967
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Matthew Harold Baker
Aug 24, 1990
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Craig Eric Lerner
Aug 24, 1990
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Paul Erik Perlt
Aug 24, 1990
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Duane Elmer Stenbak
Aug 24, 1990
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Jonathan D. Scotchmer
Jan 9, 1995
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Christopher Everett Ferreby
Mar 24, 2001
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Scott James Chism
Mar 24, 2001
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Nathan Brandt Bruckenthal
Apr 24, 2004
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Ronald Alan Gill
Mar 25, 2007
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Shaun Michael Lin
Oct 13, 2010
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Terrell Edwin Horne, III
Dec 2, 2012
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Travis Raymond Obendorf
Dec 18, 2013
Military Service
Raymond Henry Clark served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 29-W
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