Walter T. Creviston
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Special Agent

Walter T. Creviston

Accident
End of Watch July 30, 1931
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Gender Male

Incident

Special Agent Walter Creviston died of heat exhaustion while on duty in Lyons, Kansas. He and several other agents were searching for stills during a period of excessive heat when he passed away.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Creviston served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Creviston.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch July 30, 1931
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Special Agent Walter T. Creviston 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 Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, 13 of 35 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition
13
of 35 officers
37.1% 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. Walter T. Creviston's cause is highlighted.

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

How Walter T. Creviston Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Walter T. Creviston is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897