Frank Matuskowitz
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Federal Prohibition Agent

Frank Matuskowitz

Accident
End of Watch June 30, 1920
Badge 6256
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Gender Male

Incident

Federal Prohibition Agent Frank Matuskowitz was killed in a train accident in Pittston, Pennsylvania.

He was traveling from Philadelphia to Scranton, Pennsylvania, to meet other agents in preparation to arrest a notorious bootlegger when the accident occurred.

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

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch June 30, 1920
Badge Number 6256
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Federal Prohibition Agent Frank Matuskowitz 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 the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit, 11 of 59 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 18.6% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit
11
of 59 officers
18.6% 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. Frank Matuskowitz's cause is highlighted.

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

How Frank Matuskowitz Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank Matuskowitz 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