Addison Beck
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Special Deputy Marshal

Addison Beck

Felonious
End of Watch September 27, 1883
Age 38
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Special Deputy Marshal Addison Beck and Special Deputy Marshal Lewis Merritt were shot and killed while attempting to arrest a suspect for whiskey violations. They located the man in a cornfield in between Childer's Station (present-day Sallisaw) and Webbers Falls, Muskogee County, Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma).. As they attempted to arrest him and other men a shootout erupted and both officers were fatally wounded. Special Deputy Marshal Beck had served with the United States Marshals Service for eight years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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143 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Special Deputy Marshal Beck gave the United States Department of Justice 8 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usms.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 27, 1883
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Addison is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1883, 43 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 144th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Addison was 38. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Addison had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

September holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service has at least 120 officers remembered here, Addison among them.

Across the years
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Where

Special Deputy Marshal Addison Beck

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service · End of Watch September 27, 1883

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 12-E

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