On June 14, 1936, two teenagers departed on a fishing trip into Tampa Bay. They had failed to return by nightfall and worried relatives notified the Coast Guard Operations Center at St. Petersburg Air Station to request assistance. Patrol boat CG-193 got under way to be in position to begin searching at day break.
At first light the next morning, June 15, 1936, JF-2 #168, with Lt. C. M. Perrott, the pilot, Chief Radioman W. O. Morris, and Aviation Machinist Mate W. D. Eubank, took off to search for the missing boys. Several hours later the youthful fishermen were located in their small boat which was tied to a range light off Pinellas Point. Radioing back this information the aircrew circled over the range light, while directing CG-193 to the scene.
Suddenly, while in a right turn over the scene, the aircraft plunged into the water at a high speed, and all three crew members were killed instantly. The aircraft sank, but the men’s bodies were later recovered and returned to the air station.
The missing teenagers and their disabled boat were rescued by CG-193.
Over the next several days the entire city turned out to express sorrow at the loss of the three rescuers. The Army National Guard provided vehicles to transport the bodies from the memorial services at the air station to the train depot, where the men were placed on a train for transport to Arlington National Cemetery for burial. Coast Guardsmen from the air station, the NEMESIS, CG100 and CG-193 served as pallbearers, firing squad and color guard, while thousands of residents lined the streets to say farewell. The city of St. Petersburg erected a monument on the air station to honor these men who paid the full price to help others.
| Name | Rating | Duty Station | Date |
| Eubank, W. D. | AMM1 | AIRSTA Petersburg, FL | 6/15/1936 |
| Morris, W. O. | RMC | AIRSTA Petersburg, FL | 6/15/1936 |
Source: Lt. Col. Ted Morris, USAF (Ret)