James Guerin
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Deputy U.S. Marshal

James Guerin

Accident
End of Watch December 6, 1951
Age 38
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Marshal James Guerin was killed in an automobile accident on West Dodge Road in Omaha, Nebraska. He was returning to Omaha from North Bend after serving papers when his vehicle collided with a tractor trailer just west of Elkhorn River.

Survivors

Deputy Marshal Guerin was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Guerin served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy U.S. Marshal Guerin.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch December 6, 1951
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy U.S. Marshal James Guerin is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 Justice - United States Marshals Service, 43 of 313 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 13.7% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service
43
of 313 officers
13.7% Accident
DC — Statewide
454
of 1,419 officers
32% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Guerin's cause is highlighted.

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

How James Guerin Compares

Age at Death
38
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Guerin is highlighted in Dec.

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