On Eternal Patrol - Jerry R. Alexander

On Eternal Patrol - Lost Submariners of the U.S. Navy

Jerry Raymond Alexander

Jerry Raymond Alexander

Rank/Rate Lieutenant, Junior Grade

Birth Date September 14, 1943

From Portland, Oregon

Decorations

Submarine USS Picuda (SS-382)

Loss Date April 16, 1967

Location North Atlantic, southeast of Iceland

Circumstances Lost overboard after cutting a cable which was attached to the ship's messenger buoy

Remarks Some sources list his loss date as April 18, 1967.
There is a scholarship memorial fund set up at Oregon State University in Jerry's name. Remembrances can be sent to Oregon State University Foundation, Office of the President, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331. Students with financial need benefit from this scholarship.

Photo, information, and remarks courtesy of Susan J. Alexander, sister.

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