Roll of Honor
Trenwith S. Basford
Incident
Special Agent Trenwith Kirkland and Special Agent Trenwith Basford were killed when the float plane they were flying in crashed into Dewey Lake near Chisholm, Minnesota. They were returning to Twin Lakes after assisting other agents in Duluth. The plane was being piloted by Agent Basford.
Survivors
Special Agent Basford had been with the agency for 35 years and was survived by his wife and two sons.
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- July 23, 2026
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35 years. You could have gone home.
Special Agent Basford gave the United States Department of Justice 35 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Basford.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent Trenwith S. Basford 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 - Federal Bureau of Investigation, 30 of 89 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Trenwith S. Basford's cause is highlighted.
How Trenwith S. Basford Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Trenwith S. Basford is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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