Roll of Honor
Frederick H. Bathey
Incident
Immigration Inspector was killed when he fell from an inbound Grand Trunk Railroad passenger train while conducting an inspection in the Port Huron Tunnel between Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
He was attempting to enter the last car of the train in the darkness of the tunnel when he fell to the tracks approximately 120 yards east of the Canadian side of the international border. He suffered fatal injuries when he was struck by the wheels of the train car.
Inspector Bathey had served with the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service for four years and had previously been a representative in the Michigan Legislature.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and 2-month-old child.
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129 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Immigration Inspector Bathey gave the United States Department of Justice 4 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Immigration Inspector Frederick H. Bathey 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 - Immigration and Naturalization Service, 6 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 54.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frederick H. Bathey's cause is highlighted.
How Frederick H. Bathey Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frederick H. Bathey is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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