Levi C. Chance
Postal Inspector

Levi C. Chance

Accident
End of Watch February 14, 1923
Age 57
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Postal Inspector Levi Chance was accidentally shot and killed while cleaning his service weapon at the main post office in Savannah, Georgia.

He was preparing to leave the city on official business and was cleaning his weapon in preparation for the trip.

Inspector Chance had served with the United States Postal Inspection Service for 19 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and seven children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-FED-E69908E4
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Postal Inspector Chance gave the United States Postal Inspection Service 19 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Postal Inspector Chance.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Arlington, VA
Platform Identity uspis.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 14, 1923
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
Age 57
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Postal Inspector Levi C. Chance 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 VA, 204 of 656 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At United States Postal Inspection Service, 8 of 14 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 57.1% of this agency's fallen.

United States Postal Inspection Service
8
of 14 officers
57.1% Accident
VA — Statewide
204
of 656 officers
31.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Levi C. Chance's cause is highlighted.

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

How Levi C. Chance Compares

Age at Death
57
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
19
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Levi C. Chance is highlighted in Feb.

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