Special Agent

Walter T. Creviston

Accident
End of Watch July 30, 1931
The Vigil Panel 62 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Special Agent Walter Creviston died of heat exhaustion while on duty in Lyons, Kansas. He and several other agents were searching for stills during a period of excessive heat when he passed away.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Creviston served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Creviston.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch July 30, 1931
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Walter is one of 8,274 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,543 remembered there.

33,910 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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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,543 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition has 35 officers remembered here, Walter among them.

Special Agent Walter T. Creviston

United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition · End of Watch July 30, 1931

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 38-E

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