Roll of Honor
Incident
Petty Officer Edgar Culbertson drowned while assisting the Duluth Police Department in a rescue mission to rescue three boys who were stuck on a pier in Lake Superior during a severe thunderstorm.
Officer Culbertson and two other Coast Guard officers tethered themselves to the pier and attempted to reach the boys, but were unable to. As they left the pier a large wave swept Officer Culbertson into the water.
Officer Culbertson had served with the Coast Guard for 14 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his two children.
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- July 23, 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.
Petty Officer Culbertson gave the United States Coast Guard 14 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Edgar Allen Culbertson served in the Coast Guard (1964â1967) before joining law enforcement.
Petty Officer Edgar Allen Culbertson is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edgar Allen Culbertson's cause is highlighted.
How Edgar Allen Culbertson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edgar Allen Culbertson is highlighted in Apr.
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