Marion Jabez Jones

United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service — Washington, DC

Accident Veteran

End of Watch November 1, 1946

Age 34

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Immigration Inspector Marion Jones succumbed to injuries sustained four days earlier when he was struck by a vehicle on the International Bridge (modern-day Gateway to the Americas International Bridge) in Laredo, Texas. He was taken to Mercy Hospital, where he died from his injuries at 5:19 am, on Friday, November 1st, 1946. Inspector Jones was U.S. Navy Reserve veteran of WWII and joined the Immigration Service in 1940. He was survived by his expectant wife. He was buried in the Hillcrest Cemetery in Temple, Bell County, Texas.

Survivors

He was survived by his expectant wife.

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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.
Immigration Inspector Jones gave the United States Department of Justice 6 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usdjinsfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 1, 1946

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

Age 34

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Marion Jabez Jones served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Immigration Inspector Marion Jabez Jones 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 Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service, 6 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 54.5% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service

of 11 officers

54.5% Accident

DC — Statewide

454

of 1,419 officers

32% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident