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Robert L. Godby
Incident
Operative Godby succumbed as a result of complications from injuries sustained in an automobile accident earlier in the week. He was taken to a hospital in Buffalo, New York, where he contracted pneumonia and died. Operative Godby was chief of the agency's Central New York Division. He was survived by his wife, daughter, and parents. He was interred in Cavalry Cemetery in New York City.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, and parents.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Operative Godby served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Operative Godby.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service has lost 26 officers; 11 of them lost to accidents.
Robert is one of 453 officers lost to accidents in DC, 31.9% of the 1,419 remembered there.
Robert is one of 8,274 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,543 remembered there.
Robert is one of 10,099 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.8% of the 33,910 remembered here.
33,910 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1935, 1 officer at United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service was lost to accidents, the 2nd heaviest of 9 years on record. The heaviest was 1983, with 3.
In 1935, 4 officers in DC were lost to accidents, the 39th heaviest of 125 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 14.
In 1935, 99 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 8th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1935, 107 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 9th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Robert was 43. Of the 11 lost to accidents at United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service whose age is recorded, half were between 28.5 and 48; the middle age was 41.
Robert was 43. Of the 425 lost to accidents in DC whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38.
Robert was 43. Of the 7,715 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36.
Robert was 43. Of the 9,448 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
May holds 18.2% of these deaths at United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service; March holds the most, 27.3%. Fridays: 27.3%.
May holds 6.6% of these deaths in DC; July holds the most, 10.6%. Fridays: 15.7%.
May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.1%.
May holds 8.4% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Fridays: 15%.
How
Accident deaths account for 42.3% of all 26 deaths at United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 31.9% of all 1,419 deaths in DC, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,543 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.8% of all 33,910 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service has 26 officers remembered here, Robert among them.
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William Craig
Sep 3, 1902
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Joseph A. Walker
Nov 3, 1907
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Robert K. Webster
Aug 7, 1927
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James W. Hair
Jul 12, 1928
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Robert L. Godby
May 24, 1935
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James A. Hollinger
Jul 26, 1936
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Henry Evans Thomas
Aug 17, 1936
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August Adolph Gennerich
Dec 1, 1936
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Thomas Edminson Vaughn
Nov 8, 1940
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Thomas B. Shipman
Oct 14, 1963
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Thomas K. Wooge
Oct 17, 1968
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J. Clifford Dietrich
May 26, 1973
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James M. Ryan
Feb 9, 1977
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S. Perry Watkins
Jan 14, 1980
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Julie Yvonne Cross
Jun 4, 1980
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Donald A. Bejcek
Mar 5, 1983
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George Patrick LaBarge
Mar 5, 1983
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Donald W. Robinson
Mar 5, 1983
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Richard T. Cleary
Jun 11, 1986
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Manuel De J Marrero-Otero
Dec 31, 1986
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James Steven Collins
Oct 20, 1992
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Cynthia Campbell Brown
Apr 19, 1995
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Donald R. Leonard
Apr 19, 1995
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Alan G. Whicher
Apr 19, 1995
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Mickey B. Maroney
Apr 19, 1995
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Scott Evan Deaton
Jun 11, 1999
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 44-E
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