FIRST NAME |
LAST NAME |
TITLE |
LIGHTHOUSE |
DATE |
ACTION |
Walter |
Abbott |
Seaman |
Tender White Alder |
December 7, 1968 |
Drowned |
Michael |
Agnew |
Electricians Mate |
Tender White Alder |
December 7, 1968 |
Drowned |
Nathaniel |
Alley |
Keeper |
Lubec Channel ME |
March 7, 1934 |
Died from Coal Stove Fumes |
John |
Andersen |
Keeper |
Kanahena HI |
October 1910 |
Fell off Cliff |
Joseph |
Andreu |
Keeper |
Saint Augustine FL |
January 1860 |
Fell from Lighthouse |
Joseph |
Antoine |
Keeper |
Minots Ledge MA |
April 17, 1851 |
Drowned |
Joshua |
Appleby |
Keeper |
Sand Key FL |
October 1846 |
Killed in Hurricane |
Samuel |
Armour |
Keeper |
New Haven Outer Breakwater |
January 10, 1907 |
Drowned |
Bernard A. |
Ashley |
Assistant Keeper |
Ano Nuevo CA |
April 9, 1883 |
Drowned |
Donald |
Ashley Jr. |
USCG |
Detour Reef MI |
March 30, 1971 |
Drowned |
Orville |
Babcock |
Chief Engineer |
5th and 6th Districts |
June 2, 1884 |
Drowned |
Richard T. |
Barry |
Assistant Keeper |
Sanibel FL |
June 22. 1919 |
Murdered |
Henry W. |
Baum |
Assistant Keeper |
Ano Nuevo CA |
April 9, 1883 |
Drowned |
Felix |
Bearman |
Crewman |
Tender Manzanita |
March 22, 1916 |
Drowned |
Raymond F. |
Bliven |
Keeper |
Stamford Harbor CT |
August 15, 1931 |
Drowned |
Andrew |
Bourissau |
Keeper |
Skillagalee MI |
October 19, 1901 |
Drowned |
Charles |
Bowen |
Keeper |
Half Moon Shoal TX |
September 8, 1900 |
Killed in Hurricane |
Calvin |
Bozman |
Keeper |
Hooper Strait MD |
September 5, 1918 |
Drowned |
George |
Brennan |
Keeper |
Great Beds NJ |
April 24, 1883 |
Drowned |
Samuel |
Brown Jr. |
Chief Warrant Officer |
Tender White Alder |
December 7, 1968 |
Drowned |
Isaac |
Bridges |
Keeper |
Granite Island MI |
1872 |
Drowned |
Chester |
Brinkworth |
Assistant Keeper |
Crabtree Ledge ME |
October 3, 1916 |
Drowned |
Leon |
Brinkworth |
Temporary assistant |
Crabtree Ledge ME |
October 3, 1916 |
Drowned |
John |
Burgess |
Assistant Keeper |
Faulkner’s Island CT |
October 25, 1898 |
Drowned |
Charles |
Butler |
Engineer |
LV-082 |
November 10, 1913 |
Drowned |
Frank |
Campisano |
Seaman |
Tender White Alder |
December 7, 1968 |
Drowned |
Cornelius |
Candy |
Keeper |
Timbalier Bay LA |
February 9, 1898 |
Murdered |
Thomas |
Carroll |
Assistant Keeper |
Race Rocks NY |
January 14, 1886 |
Drowned |
Aaron |
Carter |
Assistant Keeper |
Cape Florida FL |
July 23, 1836 |
Black Keeper Killed in Indian attack |
Maurice |
Cason |
Fireman |
Tender White Alder |
December 7, 1968 |
Drowned |
Edwin |
Clements |
Assistant Keeper |
Smith Island WA |
December 29, 1939 |
Drowned |
Henry W. |
Colburn |
Keeper |
Ano Nuevo CA |
April 9, 1883 |
Drowned |
Charles T. |
Collins |
Engineman |
Anacapa Island CA |
March 19, 1951 |
Drowned |
John |
Colofen |
Assistant Keeper |
Latimer Reef NY |
January 25, 1932 |
Drowned |
Jack |
Colvin |
Assistant Keeper |
Scotch Cap AK |
April 1, 1946 |
Killed in tsunami |
John |
Cooper Jr. |
Quartermaster |
Tender White Alder |
December 7, 1968 |
Drowned |
Gatha F. |
Cottee |
Keeper |
Hooper Strait MD |
December 21, 1947 |
Killed in boat explosion |
Forrest |
Cowan |
Assistant Keeper |
Cape Flattery WA |
February 18, 1911 |
Drowned |
William |
Crockett |
Assistant Keeper |
Tangier Sound VA |
February 11, 1914 |
Drowned |
John |
Currie |
Assistant Keeper |
Eldred Rock AK |
March 26, 1910 |
Drowned |
Clinton |
Dalzell |
Assistant Keeper |
Egg Rock ME |
February 1935 |
Drowned |
Roger W. |
Duke |
OIC |
Anacapa Island CA |
March 19, 1951 |
Drowned |
John A. |
Dunbar |
Machinist |
Tender Amaranth |
December 18, 1912 |
Killed in Buoy Gas Explosion |
Richard |
Duncan |
Seaman |
Tender White Alder |
December 7, 1968 |
Drowned |
Dewey |
Dykstra |
Assistant Keeper |
Scotch Cap AK |
April 1, 1946 |
Killed in tsunami |
Walter |
Eberle |
Assistant Keeper |
Whale Rock RI |
September 21, 1938 |
Killed in hurricane |
Nathan W. |
Edson |
Keeper |
Turtle Island OH |
February 1, 1869 |
Froze to death |
William L. |
Emerson |
Assistant Keeper |
Sand Island AL |
January 17, 1919 |
Drowned by Car-Ferry |
John |
Enquist |
Keeper |
Destruction Island WA |
August 7, 1911 |
Hit in head by derrick |
John |
Farley |
Assistant Keeper |
Cape Ann MA |
October 20, 1891 |
Drowned |
Edward |
Finck |
Assistant Keeper |
East Shoal TX |
September 16, 1875 |
Killed in hurricane |
John |
Fortes |
Seaman |
LV-117 |
May 31, 1934 |
Drowned |
Richard B. |
Fredey |
Assistant Keeper |
Boston MA |
November 21, 1952 |
Drowned |
Larry |
Fregia |
Seaman Apprentice |
Tender White Alder |
December 7, 1968 |
Drowned |
S. R. |
Fullerton |
Keeper |
Round Island MS |
November 1, 1911 |
Drowned |
George |
Genery |
Keeper |
Grand Island MI |
June 1908 |
Disappeared |
Ernest |
George |
Seaman |
LV-117 |
May 31, 1934 |
Drowned |
Roy |
Gill |
2nd Assistant Keeper |
Split Rock MN |
October 2, 1910 |
Drowned |
Joseph |
Gordon |
Seaman |
LV-073 |
September 15, 1944 |
Lightship Sunk in Hurricane Drowned |
Walter |
Grobben |
2nd Assistant Keeper |
Skillagalee MI |
October 19, 1901 |
Drowned |
Robert |
Gullickson |
Seaman |
LV-103 |
May 7, 1958 |
Drowned |
Mills |
Gunderson |
Keeper |
Stage Harbor MA |
1918 |
Suicide |
Ramon |
Gutierrez |
Seaman Apprentice |
Tender White Alder |
December 7, 1968 |
Drowned |
Jacob |
Hall |
Assistant Keeper |
West Shoal TX |
September 16, 1875 |
Killed in hurricane |
Jack |
Hammett |
Seaman |
LV-073 |
September 15, 1944 |
Lightship Sunk in Hurricane Drowned |
Andrew |
Hansen |
Assistant Keeper |
Sand Island AL |
1906 |
Drowned in Hurricane |
Hans |
Hanson |
Seaman |
LV-AA |
June 10, 1827 |
Drowned |
Thomas |
Harrison |
Keeper |
West Rigglets LA |
November 1862 |
Killed on duty during Civil War |
Reuben A. |
Hart |
Keeper |
Manitou Island MI |
May 19, 1882 |
Drowned |
John S. |
Hicks |
Keeper |
West Shoal TX |
September 16, 1875 |
Killed in hurricane |
Richard |
Higgins |
Keeper |
Winter Harbor ME |
November 2, 1868 |
Drowned |
Samuel |
Holbrook |
Assistant Keeper |
Libby Island ME |
June 16, 1918 |
Drowned |
Robert R. |
Horton |
USCG |
Anacapa Island CA |
August 20, 1969 |
Fell off Cliff |
Allen |
Hull |
Seaman |
LV-073 |
September 15, 1944 |
Lightship Sunk in Hurricane Drowned |
Eugene |
Ingalls |
Keeper |
Petit Manan ME |
December 29, 1916 |
Drowned |
Roger |
Jacks |
Seaman |
Tender White Alder |
December 7, 1968 |
Drowned |
Karl A. |
Jackson |
Keeper |
Oswego NY |
December 4, 1942 |
Drowned |
William |
Jakicic |
Seaman |
LV-111 |
February 21,1955 |
Drowned |
William |
Jensen |
Seaman |
LV-082 |
November 10, 1913 |
Drowned |
Julius |
Johanson |
Assistant Keeper |
Rose Island RI |
February 1917 |
Drowned |
A. J. |
Johnson |
Keeper |
Volusia Bar FL |
1938 |
Murdered |
Charles |
Johnson |
Keeper |
Horn Island MS |
September 27, 1906 |
Drowned in Hurricane |
Frank |
Johnson |
Machinest |
LV-006 |
February 5, 1918 |
Drowned |
Kate |
Johnson |
Assistant Keeper |
Horn Island MS |
September 27, 1906 |
Drowned in Hurricane |
Cyril J. |
Jones |
Assistant Keeper |
Spectacle Reef MI |
1959 |
Drowned |
Albert |
Joost |
Keeper |
Southampton Shoal CA |
December 25, 1935 |
Died in Fire |
Frederick |
Jordan |
Keeper |
Penfield Reef CT |
December 22, 1916 |
Drowned |
Arthur |
Joy |
Seaman |
LV-006 |
February 5, 1918 |
Drowned |
Henry |
Joy |
Mate |
LV-006 |
February 5, 1918 |
Drowned |
John |
Klosky |
Machinists Mate |
LV-073 |
September 15, 1944 |
Lightship Sunk in Hurricane Drowned |
K. |
Knutsen |
Seaman |
Tender Poinsettia |
December 27, 1928 |
Killed in explosion and fire |
William P. |
Larson |
Assistant Keeper |
Racine Reef WI |
September 4, 1918 |
Drowned |
Charles |
Layton |
Keeper |
Point Pinos CA |
1855 |
Shot |
Andrew |
Leahy |
Mate |
LV-082 |
November 10, 1913 |
Drowned |
Cornelius |
Leahy |
Assistant Engineer |
LV-082 |
November 10, 1913 |
Drowned |
George |
Lehman |
Assistant Keeper |
Parris Island SC |
June 13, 1903 |
Fell from Scaffolding |
William T. |
Lewis |
Keeper |
South Fox Island MI |
June 1885 |
Fell from Lighthouse |
Raymond |
Linton |
Keeper |
Cape San Blas FL |
1932 |
Suicide |
Henry |
Long |
Keeper |
Cape Fear NC |
October 16, 1806 |
Accidentally Shot |
Steven |
Lundquist |
Seaman |
Tender White Alder |
December 7, 1968 |
Drowned |
Peter |
Mackey |
Cook |
LV-082 |
November 10, 1913 |
Drowned |
Cornelius |
Maher |
Assistant Keeper |
Cockspur Island GA |
1853 |
Drowned |
Ernest W. |
Marler |
Assistant Keeper |
Cape San Blas FL |
March 16, 1938 |
Murdered |
James C. |
Marshall |
Assistant Keeper |
Spectacle Reef MI |
April 15, 1883 |
Drowned |
Thomas |
Marshall |
Keeper |
Waugoshance MI |
May 28, 1886 |
Drowned |
William A. |
Maxwell |
USCG |
Stannard Rock MI |
June 18, 1961 |
Killed in explosion and fire |
Thomas H. |
Mayne |
Keeper |
East Shoal TX |
September 16, 1875 |
Killed in hurricane |
Joseph |
McCabe |
Keeper |
Deer Island MA |
February 19, 1916 |
Drowned |
Charles J. |
McDougal |
District Inspector |
Punta Gorda CA |
March 5, 1909 |
Drowned |
John |
McHarry |
Keeper |
Mission Point Old MI |
August 1, 1881 |
Drowned |
John |
McKenna |
Keeper |
Lime Point CA |
December 22, 1902 |
Drowned |
Harmon C. |
McNall |
Assistant Keeper |
Colcheter Reef VT |
May 21, 1879 |
Drowned |
Peter |
Michalak |
Seaman |
LV-073 |
September 15, 1944 |
Lightship Sunk in Hurricane Drowned |
Alfredo |
Monteiro |
Cook |
LV-117 |
May 31, 1934 |
Drowned |
Lucien F. |
Morden |
Assistant Keeper |
Squaw Island |
December 14, 1900 |
Drowned |
Joseph |
Morin |
Yeoman |
Tender White Alder |
December 7, 1968 |
Drowned |
Charles |
Morrison |
Commissaryman |
Tender White Alder |
December 7, 1968 |
Drowned |
Edward |
Morrison |
Assistant Keeper |
Grand Island MI |
June 1908 |
Murdered |
John |
Mortimer |
Seaman Apprentice |
LV-101 |
May 18,1955 |
Drowned |
George |
Murdock |
Keeper |
Roundout Creek NY |
1857 |
Drowned |
Paul |
Ness |
Assistant Keeper |
Scotch Cap AK |
April 1, 1946 |
Killed in tsunami |
Marnal |
Newman |
Assistant Keeper |
Saddleback Ledge ME |
1908 |
Drowned |
Nils |
Nilson |
Assistant Keeper |
Southwest Ledge CT |
January ? 1908 |
Suicide |
Louis |
Norvell |
Keeper |
Head of Passes LA |
1891 |
Drowned |
Walton |
O’Quinn Jr. |
Engineman |
Tender White Alder |
December 7, 1968 |
Drowned |
Frederick |
Osborne |
Keeper |
Saint Simons Island GA |
March 3, 1880 |
Shot and killed by Assistant Keeper |
John |
Ostman |
Keeper |
Southwest Ledge CT |
November 30, 1942 |
Fall |
Charles E. |
Palmquist |
Keeper |
Shark Fin Shoal MD |
December 21, 1947 |
Killed in boat explosion |
Frank H. |
Parsons |
Assistant Keeper |
Eastern Point MA |
September 8, 1922 |
Fell from Tower while painting it |
Robert P. |
Paquette |
USCG |
Mount Desert Rock ME |
May 13, 1973 |
Drowned |
Leonard |
Peckering |
Assistant Keeper |
Scotch Cap AK |
April 1, 1946 |
Killed in tsunami |
Peder H. |
Pedersen |
Assistant Keeper |
Pilot Island WI |
December 11, 1898 |
Drowned |
William |
Perry |
Engineer |
LV-117 |
May 31, 1934 |
Drowned |
Charles |
Petersen |
Keeper |
Kewaunee Pierhead WI |
November 3, 1901 |
Drowned |
Anthony |
Pettit |
Assistant Keeper |
Scotch Cap AK |
April 1, 1946 |
Killed in tsunami |
Carmalite |
Philbert |
Keeper |
Choctaw Point AL |
1852 |
Died in Fire |
E. |
Phillips |
Seaman |
LV-006 |
February 5, 1918 |
Drowned |
Neil R. |
Pichette |
USCG |
Mount Desert Rock ME |
May 13, 1973 |
Drowned |
James |
Pine Jr. |
Assistant Keeper |
Jupiter Inlet FL |
February 22, 1921 |
Murdered |
Isaac |
Pinna |
First Cook |
LV-117 |
May 31, 1934 |
Drowned |
Charles J. |
Price |
Keeper |
Mamajuda Range MI |
July 5, 1920 |
Drowned |
William |
Raether |
Keeper |
Waukegan IL |
December 18, 1907 |
Drowned |
Ole Anton |
Rasmussen |
2nd Assistant Keeper |
Cape Flattery WA |
September 18, 1934 |
Drowned |
Robert |
Ray |
Keeper |
Bergen Point NJ |
February 15, 1902 |
Drowned |
Henry |
Ray Jr. |
Assistant Keeper |
Mount Desert Rock ME |
May 12, 1920 |
Drowned |
Charles |
Respess |
Keeper |
Windmill Point VA |
March 5, 1915 |
Drowned |
John M. |
Reynolds |
Keeper |
Sand Island AL |
January 17, 1919 |
Drowned |
Justin |
Richmond |
Oiler |
LV-117 |
May 31, 1934 |
Drowned |
Edward |
Riles |
USCG |
Fowey Rocks FL |
December 19, 1942 |
Drowned |
Matthew |
Rodriques |
Seaman |
LV-117 |
May 31, 1934 |
Drowned |
John |
Rollinson |
Engineman |
Tender White Alder |
December 7, 1968 |
Drowned |
Alexander |
Rose |
Keeper |
Stony Point NY |
1856 |
Accident ruptured a blood vessel |
William |
Rose |
Cook |
LV-006 |
February 5, 1918 |
Drowned |
Jerold |
Sanger |
Keeper |
Bullet’s Bayou MS |
March 6, 1895 |
Murdered |
Robert |
Saunders |
Temporary Keeper |
Boston MA |
November 14, 1718 |
Drowned |
Herbert |
Scott |
Keeper |
Mary Island AK |
January 1, 1921 |
Died in Storm |
J. Edgar |
Sevvigny |
Captain |
LV-073 |
September 15, 1944 |
Lightship Sunk in Hurricane Drowned |
Edward |
Sexton |
Assistant Keeper |
Split Rock MN |
October 2, 1910 |
Drowned |
James |
Shaw |
Keeper |
West Point WA |
December 3, 1913 |
Drowned |
King |
Sheridan |
Assistant Keeper |
Frankfort Pierhead MI |
August 1902 |
Drowned by Car-Ferry |
Aaron |
Sheridan |
Keeper |
South Manitou Island MI |
March 15, 1878 |
Drowned |
Julia |
Sheridan |
Assistant Keeper |
South Manitou Island MI |
March 15, 1878 |
Drowned |
Peter |
Shook |
Keeper |
Port Sanilac MI |
March 31, 1849 |
Drowned |
John |
Silander |
Assistant Keeper |
Eldred Rock AK |
March 26, 1910 |
Drowned |
Charles |
Smith |
Mate |
LV-037 |
April 22, 1874 |
Drowned |
Thomas E. |
Somogyi |
USCG |
Fort Wadsworth NY |
November 19 1958 |
Died after altercation at station |
David D. |
Spaulding |
Assistant Keeper |
Spectacle Reef MI |
November 10, 1896 |
Drowned |
Vernon H. |
Stanton |
Assistant Keeper |
Romer Shoal NY |
June 16, 1916 |
Drowned |
Lawrence |
Starratt |
Machinists Mate |
LV-073 |
September 15, 1944 |
Lightship Sunk in Hurricane Drowned |
Edward |
Steckling |
Chief Machinists Mate |
LV-073 |
September 15, 1944 |
Lightship Sunk in Hurricane Drowned |
Frederick |
Stelter |
Watertender |
LV-073 |
September 15, 1944 |
Lightship Sunk in Hurricane Drowned |
John J. |
Stimac |
Seaman |
LV-073 |
September 15, 1944 |
Lightship Sunk in Hurricane Drowned |
Richard |
Talbot |
Cook |
LV-073 |
September 15, 1944 |
Lightship Sunk in Hurricane Drowned |
Mary |
Terry |
Keeper |
Sand Point Escanaba MI |
March 4, 1886 |
Died in Fire |
Donald G. |
Thorne |
USCG |
Anacapa Island CA |
June 5, 1948 |
Fell from Cargo Net |
Alexander |
Toomey |
Assistant Keeper |
Makapu’u Point HI |
April 10, 1925 |
Died from burns in IOV lamp explosion |
Gustavus |
Umberham |
Keeper |
Algoma, MI |
February 3, 1913 |
Drowned |
Constantine |
Vangel |
Seaman |
LV-073 |
September 15, 1944 |
Lightship Sunk in Hurricane Drowned |
Thomas |
Van Pelt |
Seaman |
LV-AA |
June 10, 1827 |
Drowned |
Clement |
Van Ripper |
Keeper |
Beaver Island Harbor MI |
Aug 1872 |
Drowned |
William |
Vitt |
Chief Engineman |
Tender White Alder |
December 7, 1968 |
Drowned |
John |
Wallwork |
Assistant Keeper |
Orient Point NY |
May 23, 1924 |
Drowned |
H. O. |
Welch |
Keeper |
Halfmoon Reef TX |
December 13, 1934 |
Drowned |
John |
Wellington |
Assistant Keeper |
Smith Island WA |
January 1880 |
Drowned |
John |
Whalton |
Captain |
LV-AA |
1837 |
Killed in Indian Raid |
William |
Wheatley |
Assistant Keeper |
Granite Island MI |
April 30, 1898 |
Drowned |
Joseph H. |
Whitmore |
Assistant Keeper |
Crabtree Ledge ME |
March 18, 1917 |
Drowned |
Frank |
Willets |
Cook |
LV-037 |
April 22, 1874 |
Drowned |
Hugh |
Williams |
Captain |
LV-082 |
November 10, 1913 |
Drowned |
Joseph |
Wilson |
Keeper |
Minots Ledge MA |
April 17, 1851 |
Drowned |
Almon |
Wixon |
Seaman |
LV-006 |
February 5, 1918 |
Drowned |
Guy |
Wood |
Boatswains Mate |
Tender White Alder |
December 7, 1968 |
Drowned |
George |
Worthylake |
Keeper |
Boston MA |
November 3, 1718 |
Drowned |
George |
Young |
Keeper |
San Bruno CA |
November 19, 1902 |
Drowned |