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Coast Guardsman

Raymond Henry Clark

United States Coast Guard — Washington, DC

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch February 20, 1927

Age 27

Tour of Duty 3 mo

The Vigil Panel 52 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 23

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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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 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

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 27

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Raymond Henry Clark served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.

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Coast Guardsman Raymond Henry Clark 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 DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 32 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

454

of 1,419 officers

32% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident