Charles F. Inch
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Patrol Inspector

Charles F. Inch

Accident
End of Watch June 26, 1932
Age 30
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrol Inspector Charles Inch was killed when he fell underneath a train at the Michigan Central Tunnel Yard in Detroit, Michigan, at approximately 3:00 am. He was attempting to board the moving train near the intersection of 14th Street and Bagley Street to investigate two suspected illegal aliens when he fell underneath the wheels. The two men were later located and determined to be United States citizens. Inspector Inch had served with the United States Border Patrol for one year.

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August 2, 2026

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You barely got started.
Patrol Inspector Inch gave the United States Department of Labor 1 year.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Inspector Inch.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch June 26, 1932
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrol Inspector Charles F. Inch is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In DC, 453 of 1,418 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 31.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At United States Department of Labor - Immigration Service - United States Border Patrol, 8 of 28 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Labor - Immigration Service - United States Border Patrol
8
of 28 officers
28.6% Accident
DC — Statewide
453
of 1,418 officers
31.9% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles F. Inch's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Charles F. Inch Compares

Age at Death
30
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles F. Inch is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location