Roll of Honor
Lawrence Edgar Davis
Incident
Investigator Larry Davis and a pilot with the South Carolina National Guard were killed in a plane crash while searching for illegal stills in Inman, South Carolina. The National Guard Cessna 305 had taken off from Spartanburg Memorial Hospital before crashing into a field along Compton Bridge Road about 30 minutes into the flight. Investigator Davis and National Guard Pilot Roy White were both killed. Investigator Davis was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII and had served with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Unit for four years. He had previously served with the Honolulu Police Department and the Greensboro, North Carolina, Police Department.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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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.
Investigator Davis gave the United States Department of the Treasury 4 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
Lawrence Edgar Davis served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Investigator Lawrence Edgar Davis 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 - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division, 6 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lawrence Edgar Davis's cause is highlighted.
How Lawrence Edgar Davis Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Lawrence Edgar Davis is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
14 officers from United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division are honored on badge.nw.
