The Great Atlantic Hurricane in 1944 was an intense Atlantic hurricane first detected on September 9, 1644 northeast of the Lesser Antilles. It likely developed from a tropical wave several days before and moved west-northwestward, and steadily intensified to a 140 mph major hurricane on the 12th northeast of the Bahamas. Around this time, the Miami Hurricane Warning Office designated this storm “The Great Atlantic Hurricane” to emphasize its intensity and size, which appears to be the first time a name was designated by the office which evolved into the National Hurricane Center. It wreaked havoc on Hatteras Island, North Carolina causing the residents to relocate the entire village of Kinnakeet a few miles further south. Just off Oregon Inlet, it sank two United States Coast Guard Cutters, USCGC Jackson (WSC-142) and USCGC Bedloe (WSC-128), with a loss of 48 men. Further north, it also claimed the Lightship Vineyard Sound (LV-73), which was sunk with the loss of all 12 aboard.
| Name | Rating | Duty Station | Date |
| Snyder, A. J. | RM2 | USCGC Jackson | 9/14/1944 |
| Welsh, D. C. | QM3 | USCGC Jackson | 9/14/1944 |
| McCue, E. J. | F1 | USCGC Jackson | 9/14/1944 |
| Deleroi, E. F. | BM2 | USCGC Jackson | 9/14/1944 |
| Karp, H. A. | S2 | USCGC Jackson | 9/14/1944 |
| Griffin, J. A. | St3 | USCGC Jackson | 9/14/1944 |
| Parker, J. A. | RT3 | USCGC Jackson | 9/14/1944 |
| Tiller, J. R. | S2 | USCGC Jackson | 9/14/1944 |
| Michalski, J. J. | S1 | USCGC Jackson | 9/14/1944 |
| Mingione, J. | RDM3 | USCGC Jackson | 9/14/1944 |
| Flynn, J. S. | Y1 | USCGC Jackson | 9/14/1944 |
| Cullen, L. F. | PhM2 | USCGC Jackson | 9/14/1944 |
| Haden, M. R. | S1 | USCGC Jackson | 9/14/1944 |
| Nichols, R. C. | S1 | USCGC Jackson | 9/14/1944 |
| Patton, R. A. | Cox | USCGC Jackson | 9/14/1944 |
| Waters, W. F. | Mach | USCGC Jackson | 9/14/1944 |
| Poshinske, W. P. | GM3 | USCGC Jackson | 9/14/1944 |
| Condon, W. T. | MM2 | USCGC Jackson | 9/14/1944 |
| Pogorzelski, C. J. | RM3 | USCGC Bedloe | 9/14/1944 |
| Riley, D. W. | St1 | USCGC Bedloe | 9/14/1944 |
| Gill, D. E. | S1 | USCGC Bedloe | 9/14/1944 |
| Johnson, D. | SC2 | USCGC Bedloe | 9/14/1944 |
| Till, D. | MoMM2 | USCGC Bedloe | 9/14/1944 |
| Bergren, E. | GM3 | USCGC Bedloe | 9/14/1944 |
| Cuntan, G. | S1 | USCGC Bedloe | 9/14/1944 |
| Herbst, G.E. | SoMM2 | USCGC Bedloe | 9/14/1944 |
| Myles, H. L. | S1 | USCGC Bedloe | 9/14/1944 |
| Lear, J. | SoM2 | USCGC Bedloe | 9/14/1944 |
| Lofton, J. H. | S1 | USCGC Bedloe | 9/14/1944 |
| Wildung, L. W. | RT3 | USCGC Bedloe | 9/14/1944 |
| McCucker, L. J. Jr | S1 | USCGC Bedloe | 9/14/1944 |
| Grimes, M. E. | S2 | USCGC Bedloe | 9/14/1944 |
| Vernier, N. R. | S2 | USCGC Bedloe | 9/14/1944 |
| Enoch, P. C. | MoMM2 | USCGC Bedloe | 9/14/1944 |
| Vissman, P. L. | Sp3 | USCGC Bedloe | 9/14/1944 |
| Mulhern, R. J. Jr | S1 | USCGC Bedloe | 9/14/1944 |
| Franzina, R. C. | S1 | USCGC Bedloe | 9/14/1944 |
| Clements, R. W. | MoMM3 | USCGC Bedloe | 9/14/1944 |
| Bauer, R. J. | CBM | USCGC Bedloe | 9/14/1944 |
| Mantani, R. | RM2 | USCGC Bedloe | 9/14/1944 |
| Linek, R. J. Jr. | MoMM2 | USCGC Bedloe | 9/14/1944 |
| Weber, T. J. | Cox | USCGC Bedloe | 9/14/1944 |
| Hull, A. R. | S2 | Lightship 73 | 9/17/1944 |
| Sevigny, E. | CWO | Lightship 73 | 9/17/1944 |
| Steckling, E. W. | CMM | Lightship 73 | 9/17/1944 |
| Stetler, F. J. | WT3 | Lightship 73 | 9/17/1944 |
| Hammett, J. M. | SN1 | Lightship 73 | 9/17/1944 |
| Stimac, J. J | S1 | Lightship 73 | 9/17/1944 |
| Kolozsy, J. | MM2 | Lightship 73 | 9/17/1944 |
| Gordon, J. G. | S1 | Lightship 73 | 9/17/1944 |
| Starrett, L. R. | MM3 | Lightship 73 | 9/17/1944 |
| Michalak, P. D. | S1 | Lightship 73 | 9/17/1944 |
| Talbot, R. R. | SC2 | Lightship 73 | 9/17/1944 |
| Constantine, V. | S1 | Lightship 73 | 9/17/1944 |