Charles Logan Vanstory

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service — Washington, DC

Accident

End of Watch February 23, 1936

Age 52

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Location: North Carolina Incident Date: Monday, January 27, 1936

Deputy Marshal Charles Vanstory died as the result of injuries sustained one month earlier near Greensboro, North Carolina. He was returning to Greensboro from duties in the eastern part of the district when his car skidded on ice.

He suffered a fractured vertebrae in the collision and passed away after contracting pneumonia.

Deputy Marshal Vanstory had served with the agency for two years.

Rest In Peace.

#2959 U S Marshals (ret) February 23rd, 2022

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Vanstory gave the United States Department of Justice 2 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy U.S. Marshal Vanstory.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usms.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 23, 1936

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 52

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Automobile crash

Deputy U.S. Marshal Charles Logan Vanstory is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, 43 of 313 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 13.7% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service

of 313 officers

13.7% Accident

DC — Statewide

454

of 1,419 officers

32% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident