Roll of Honor
John Aloyisus Barrow
Incident
Special Deputy Marshal John Barrow was killed in a vehicle crash on Route 422 in Limerick, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
He had been deputized by a deputy marshal to assist with transporting prisoners. They were en route to Reading, Pennsylvania, when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a utility pole. Special Deputy Marshal Barrow suffered a broken neck and was killed instantly.
Special Deputy Marshal Barrow was survived by his wife and three children.
Survivors
Special Deputy Marshal Barrow was survived by his wife and three children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Deputy Marshal Barrow served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Deputy Marshal Barrow.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Special Deputy Marshal John Aloyisus Barrow is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In DC, 453 of 1,418 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 31.9 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.
National Cause Distribution
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When Accident Deaths Occur
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