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Coast Guardsman Leo Stanley Krzyzanowski | United States Coast Guard, U.S. Government
United States Coast Guard, U.S. Government

Coast Guardsman

Leo Stanley Krzyzanowski

United States Coast Guard, U.S. Government

End of Watch: Sunday, February 20, 1927

Biographical Info

Age: 25
Tour of Duty: 5 months
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Drowned
Date of Incident: February 20, 1927
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Coast Guardsman Leo Krzyzanowski (Coxswain) and seven other guardsmen drowned when their boat, CG-238, sank.

On April 3, 1927, Guardsman Krzyzanowski's body was recovered from the water off the coast of Provincetown.

Guardsman Krzyzanowski was a WWI veteran of the U.S. Navy. He had served with the U.S. Coast Guard for only 5 months. He was survived by his mother and brother.