Leonidas I. Robinson
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Third Lieutenant Leonidas I. Robinson (1877–June 6, 1891) was the first graduate of the School of Instruction of the Revenue Cutter Service
to die in the line of duty. He drowned during small-boat operations June 6, 1891 at Icy Bay near Sitka, Alaska while assigned to the USRC Bear. He was a member of the graduating class of 1889 and is honored on the Wall of Remembrance at the United States Coast Guard Academy. The Wall of Remembrance honors those graduates who perished during an operational mission.
United States Coast Guard Academy
Founded in 1876, the United States Coast Guard Academy is the military academy of the United States Coast Guard. Located in New London, Connecticut, it is the smallest of the five federal service academies...
to die in the line of duty. He drowned during small-boat operations June 6, 1891 at Icy Bay near Sitka, Alaska while assigned to the USRC Bear. He was a member of the graduating class of 1889 and is honored on the Wall of Remembrance at the United States Coast Guard Academy. The Wall of Remembrance honors those graduates who perished during an operational mission.