Arnold W. Gilbert
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Customs Patrolman

Arnold W. Gilbert

Accident
End of Watch November 2, 1931
Age 28
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Gender Male

Incident

Customs Patrolman Arnold Gilbert was killed in an automobile crash on the Sand Bar Bridge in Milton, Vermont.

He and his partner were pursuing a vehicle suspected of smuggling liquor when the vehicle went out of control and struck granite blocks.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Customs Patrolman Gilbert served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Customs Patrolman Gilbert.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch November 2, 1931
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Accident

Arnold is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,546 remembered there.

33,912 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1931, 100 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 6th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Arnold was 28. Of the 7,716 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

November holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Mondays: 13.4%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,546 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 6.9% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service has 94 officers remembered here, Arnold among them.

Across the years
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Where

Customs Patrolman Arnold W. Gilbert

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service · End of Watch November 2, 1931

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 20-W

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