Theodore Harrison Chunn
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Federal Prohibition Agent

Theodore Harrison Chunn

Accident
End of Watch November 19, 1924
Age 28
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 3 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Federal Prohibition Agent Theo Chunn succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when he was involved in a vehicle crash on Virginia Beach Boulevard in Norfolk, Virginia. Agent Chunn had served with the United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit for over a year.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and baby.

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Federal Prohibition Agent Chunn gave the United States Department of the Treasury 1 year.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Federal Prohibition Agent Chunn.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdtirspufed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 19, 1924
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 3 mo
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Federal Prohibition Agent Theodore Harrison Chunn 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 the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit, 11 of 59 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 18.6% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit
11
of 59 officers
18.6% Accident
DC — Statewide
453
of 1,418 officers
31.9% 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. Theodore Harrison Chunn's cause is highlighted.

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

How Theodore Harrison Chunn Compares

Age at Death
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1.2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Theodore Harrison Chunn is highlighted in Nov.

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