Roll of Honor
Incident
Special Agent Johnny Masengale was killed on the Fort Lewis Army base in Washington state when a cache of over 6,000 confiscated illegal fireworks and 300 pounds of explosive chemicals suddenly exploded. The explosives had been confiscated from an illegal factory in Kitsap County the previous day. Agent Masengale was preparing them for destruction on a detonation range when the explosion occurred. He was flown to St. Joseph Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Special Agent Masengale was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the ATF for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Special Agent Masengale gave the United States Department of the Treasury 3 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
Johnny Alvin Masengale served in the Air Force (1988â1989) before joining law enforcement.
Special Agent Johnny Alvin Masengale 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 - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 6 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Johnny Alvin Masengale's cause is highlighted.
How Johnny Alvin Masengale Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Johnny Alvin Masengale is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
, WA.
Others Who Wore This Badge
11 officers from United States Department of the Treasury - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are honored on badge.nw.
