Roll of Honor
Harry J. Schanz
Incident
Special Agent Harry Schanz was killed in a fire aboard the USS Saratoga (CV-60) while conducting an investigation. The USS Saratoga was at anchor in Singapore harbor when a fire broke out aboard the ship. Agent Schanz and two sailors died as the result of smoke inhalation. Agent Schanz had served with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service for nine years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four daughters.
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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.
Special Agent Schanz gave the United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service 9 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Harry J. Schanz served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Special Agent Harry J. Schanz 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 VA, 204 of 655 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service, 4 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry J. Schanz's cause is highlighted.
How Harry J. Schanz Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harry J. Schanz is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
Military Service
Harry J. Schanz served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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