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The following lists the names of Coast Guardsmen who perished in the line of duty in the year 1978.
| Name |
Rating |
Duty Station |
Date |
| Bilding, D. R. |
RM3 |
USCGC Venturous |
8/23/1978 |
| Maldonado, R. R. |
BM1 |
USCGC Venturous |
8/23/1978 |
| Makin, D. B. |
MKCS |
USCGC Cuyahoga |
10/20/1978 |
| McDowell, D. S. |
SA |
USCGC Cuyahoga |
10/20/1978 |
| Balina, E. A. |
SS1 |
USCGC Cuyahoga |
10/20/1978 |
| Hellyer, J. L. |
FA |
USCGC Cuyahoga |
10/20/1978 |
| Atkinson, M. A. |
SA |
USCGC Cuyahoga |
10/20/1978 |
| Carter, W. M. |
Y1 |
USCGC Cuyahoga |
10/20/1978 |
| Clark, J. W. |
SA(OC) |
USCGC Cuyahoga |
10/20/1978 |
| Heistand, J. P. |
SA(OC) |
USCGC Cuyahoga |
10/20/1978 |
| Thomason, E. J. |
MK1(OC) |
USCGC Cuyahoga |
10/20/1978 |
| Wood, B. E. |
RM1(OC) |
USCGC Cuyahoga |
10/20/1978 |