Clarence Alexander

United States Coast Guard — Washington, DC

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch February 20, 1927

Age 22

Tour of Duty 3 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 23

Incident

Coast Guardsman Clarence Alexander (SC3c) and seven other guardsmen drowned when their boat, CG-238, sank.

Guardsman Alexander was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the United States Coast Guard for three months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and parents.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

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 Alexander 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

Agency

Department United States Coast Guard

Type Federal Agency

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity uscg.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 20, 1927

Tour of Duty 3 mo

Age 22

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Clarence Alexander served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.

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Coast Guardsman Clarence Alexander is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In DC, 453 of 1,418 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 31.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At United States Coast Guard, 20 of 24 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.

United States Coast Guard

of 24 officers

83.3% Accident

DC — Statewide

453

of 1,418 officers

31.9% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident