Lyndon Joel Cosgriff-Flax
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Master-at-Arms

Lyndon Joel Cosgriff-Flax

Veteran → Accident
End of Watch April 28, 2024
Age 22
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Master-at-Arms 3rd Class LJ Cosgriff-Flax died when he fell overboard while conducting training at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown in Yorktown, Virginia.

He was conducting familiarization training on the York River with his harbor security boat team when he fell overboard at about 8:05 pm. MA3 Cosgriff-Flax suffered fatal injuries during the incident.

MA3 Cosgriff-Flax had been stationed at NWS Yorktown for two years.

Survivors

He is survived by his mother, father and stepmother, brother, sister, and grandparents.

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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.
Master-at-Arms Cosgriff-Flax gave the United States Navy Security Forces 2 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Yorktown, IN
Platform Identity usnsffed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 28, 2024
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Lyndon Joel Cosgriff-Flax served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Master-at-Arms Lyndon Joel Cosgriff-Flax is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In IN, 152 of 504 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.2% of this state's fallen. That is 30.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At United States Navy Security Forces, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

United States Navy Security Forces
1
of 3 officers
33.3% Accident
IN — Statewide
152
of 504 officers
30.2% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,759 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lyndon Joel Cosgriff-Flax's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Lyndon Joel Cosgriff-Flax Compares

Age at Death
22
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Lyndon Joel Cosgriff-Flax is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

Military Service

Lyndon Joel Cosgriff-Flax served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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