Clarence Jewell Trask Sr.
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Inspector

Clarence Jewell Trask Sr.

Felonious
End of Watch April 8, 1947
Age 55
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Inspector Clarence Trask was shot and killed from ambush while he was patrolling the Arizona - Mexico border for suspected liquor smugglers in the area of Washington Camp in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Inspector Trask's father, Constable Frank Trask, was shot and killed in the line of duty on May 9th, 1911, while serving with the Benson Police Department. Inspector Trask had served with the United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service for at least 17 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Inspector Trask gave the United States Department of the Treasury 17 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Inspector Trask.

— 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 April 8, 1947
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
Age 55
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Clarence is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1947, 86 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 74th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Clarence was 55. 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. Clarence had served 17 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

April holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 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 the Treasury - United States Customs Service has 94 officers remembered here, Clarence among them.

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Where

Inspector Clarence Jewell Trask Sr.

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service · End of Watch April 8, 1947

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