- Born
- circa 1904
- Died
- 1960-01-17
- Work
- Chief, United States Coast Guard · Officer in charge, Beaver Island Coast Guard station
- Member of
- Beaver Island Life-Saving Station
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Clarence Sikorski was identified as a 55-year-old former Coast Guard chief who had been in charge of the Beaver Island station in the late 1940s. The February 1960 notice reports his drowning in Pine Lake on January 17.
Evidence and limits
The source gives no full Coast Guard chronology, exact station dates, residence history, or civil record. The station connection is preserved as reported.
Open questions
- What Coast Guard and civil records document Sikorski’s service and death?
See also
Sources
- Names Chief Clarence Sikorski, age 55, of Interlochen, Michigan, reports his January 17 drowning in Pine Lake, and describes him as a former Coast Guard member who had been in charge of the Beaver Island station in the late 1940s. It supplies no service file or civil record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1960-02_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Clarence Sikorski”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/clarence-sikorski/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1960, “Vitals.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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