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The following lists the names of Coast Guardsmen who perished in the line of duty in the year 1947.
| Name |
Rating |
Duty Station |
Date |
| Crosby, R. E. |
ARM1 |
AIRSTA Port Angeles, WA |
2/11/1947 |
| Mason, R. |
AMMC |
AIRSTA Port Angeles, WA |
2/11/1947 |
| Kestell, F. J. |
AP1 |
AIRSTA San Diego, CA |
2/22/1947 |
| Widener, E. A. |
AMM2 |
AIRSTA San Diego, CA |
2/22/1947 |
| Williams, W. C. |
ARM1 |
AIRSTA San Diego, CA |
2/22/1947 |
| Buchanan, Q. V. |
AOM3 |
AIRSTA San Diego, CA |
2/22/1947 |
| Murphy, M. J. |
ARM1 |
AIRSTA San Diego, CA |
2/22/1947 |
| Steuer, J. G. |
AOM1 |
AIRSTA San Diego, CA |
2/22/1947 |
| Tracy, G. R. |
AMM1 |
AIRSTA San Diego, CA |
2/22/1947 |
| Peshek, R. G. |
ARM1 |
AIRSTA San Diego, CA |
2/22/1947 |
| Nigrelli, D. L. |
AMM3 |
AIRSTA St Petersburg, FL |
4/1/1947 |
| Osburn, E. E. |
S1 |
USCGC McLane |
5/6/1947 |
| Killeen, D. |
RM1 |
USCGC Campbell |
10/3/1947 |
| Stroup, Jr J. E. |
SC2 |
USCGC Taney |
11/16/1947 |