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Assistant Provost Marshal

Thomas Laurence Henry

United States Army Military Police Corps — Fort Leonard Wood, MO

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch July 20, 1943

Age 31

Tour of Duty 10 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Also Remembered Department 64

Incident

Location: Texas Weapon: Shotgun Offender: Committed suicide

Assistant Provost Marshal Thomas Henry was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a deserter in Eola, Texas.

Authorities had notified the Concho County sheriff at Camp Barkeley that a soldier was AWOL from an infantry company stationed at Monroe, Louisiana. The sheriff requested assistance from the provost marshal at San Angelo Army Airfield to arrest the soldier at his parent's home in Eola.

Assistant Provost Marshal Henry and four military policemen met the sheriff at the man's home. Assistant Provost Marshal Henry posted the men around the house and entered it alone to arrest the man. While inside the man opened fire on him with a shotgun, killing him instantly. The man then fled into an attic where he committed suicide.

Assistant Provost Marshal Henry had served with the United States Army Military Police Corps for ten months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, parents, and two sisters.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Assistant Provost Marshal Henry served with the United States Army Military Police Corps.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department United States Army Military Police Corps

Type Federal Agency

Location Fort Leonard Wood, Pulaski County, MO

Platform Identity usampcmp.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 20, 1943

Tour of Duty 10 mo

Age 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Military Service

Thomas Laurence Henry served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Felonious

Thomas 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.

Compare against

Time

In 1943, 66 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 109th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States

Who

Thomas was 31. 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. Thomas had served 0.8 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

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

By month

By day of the week

How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was shotgun, in 7% of these deaths.

Every cause

Weapons recorded