United States Coast Guard, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Friday, August 24, 1990
Age: 32
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: August 24, 1990
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Lieutenant Craig Lerner, Petty Officer Matthew Baker, Lieutenant Duane Stenbak, and Lieutenant Paul Perlt were killed in an airplane accident while conducting a drug surveillance operation in the Caribbean.
The Grumman E2C Hawkeye experienced a wing fire and crashed as the pilot attempted to land at U.S. Naval Air Station, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico.
Lieutenant Lerner had served with the United States Coast Guard for seven years.