Craig Eric Lerner

United States Coast Guard — Washington, DC

Accident Veteran

End of Watch August 24, 1990

Age 32

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Lieutenant Craig Lerner, Petty Officer Matthew Baker, Lieutenant Duane Stenbak, and Lieutenant Paul Perlt were killed in an airplane accident while conducting a drug surveillance operation in the Caribbean.

The Grumman E2C Hawkeye experienced a wing fire and crashed as the pilot attempted to land at U.S. Naval Air Station, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico.

Lieutenant Lerner had served with the United States Coast Guard for seven years.

Gone but never forgotten. Counting hours, days, months, and years.

Sandra Araujo May 27th, 2024

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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.
Lieutenant Lerner gave the United States Coast Guard 7 years.
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 August 24, 1990

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Age 32

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Craig Eric Lerner served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Lieutenant Craig Eric Lerner is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,585 officers honored here.

In DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

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

454

of 1,419 officers

32% Accident

Nationwide

10,094

of 32,585 officers

31% Accident