Harry E. Vincent
Agency patch
Senior Patrol Inspector

Harry E. Vincent

Veteran → Accident
End of Watch March 25, 1930
Age 34
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
The Vigil Panel 59 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Patrol Inspector Harry Vincent succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier when he and another inspector were struck by a vehicle near the Santa Margarita River just north of Oceanside, California. The inspectors were monitoring northbound traffic on the highway when a southbound vehicle missed a detour and struck them. The roadway was under construction and had poor lighting at the time of the crash. The driver who struck them was an active duty U.S. Navy sailor. He was arrested by the Oceanside police chief and turned over to the commander of the USS Melville. Inspector Vincent was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the United States Border Patrol for four years.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-FED-DDE530B7
Stewardship
Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw
August 2, 2026
Last updated
August 2, 2026

Honored here by 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Harry. Claim this record.

Also honored at salute.nw — U.S. Marine Corps. One record, 2 gates. Harry is one person.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Senior Patrol Inspector Vincent gave the United States Department of Labor 4 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— 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 March 25, 1930
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Harry E. Vincent served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

View full service record on salute.nw →

Senior Patrol Inspector Harry E. Vincent is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 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 32 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
454
of 1,419 officers
32% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,759 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry E. Vincent's cause is highlighted.

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

How Harry E. Vincent Compares

Age at Death
34
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harry E. Vincent is highlighted in Mar.

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

Military Service

Harry E. Vincent served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

Visit Harry E. Vincent’s page on salute.nw →

His full service record — units, decorations, where he served — is kept on salute.nw.