Thomas Edminson "Ted" Vaughn

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service — Washington, DC

Accident Veteran

End of Watch November 8, 1940

Age 51

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Special Agent Ted Vaughn was killed in an automobile crash while on duty near South Pittsburg, Tennessee.

Special Agent Vaughn was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of WWI and had served with the United States Secret Service for five years.

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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.
Special Agent Vaughn gave the United States Department of the Treasury 5 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 the Treasury - United States Secret Service

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usdtusssfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 8, 1940

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 51

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Thomas Edminson "Ted" Vaughn served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Special Agent Thomas Edminson "Ted" Vaughn 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 - United States Secret Service, 11 of 26 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.3% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service

of 26 officers

42.3% Accident

DC — Statewide

454

of 1,419 officers

32% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident