Henry Evans Thomas
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Operative

Henry Evans Thomas

Accident
End of Watch August 17, 1936
Age 69
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Gender Male

Incident

Operative Henry Thomas succumbed to injuries received approximately one month earlier in a vehicle crash in Sanford, North Carolina, that occurred on July 21st, 1936. He suffered a fractured pelvis in the crash and died from complication of the injuries on August 17th, 1936. Operative Thomas was the Operative in Charge of the Charlotte Field Office in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdtusssfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 17, 1936
Age 69
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Operative Henry Evans Thomas 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 the Treasury - United States Secret Service, 11 of 26 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.3% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service
11
of 26 officers
42.3% Accident
DC — Statewide
454
of 1,419 officers
32% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Evans Thomas's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Henry Evans Thomas Compares

Age at End of Watch
69
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Evans Thomas is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location