End of Watch January 28, 1941
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Gender Male

Incident

Investigator Walter Guinn was killed when his department vehicle collided with a trackless trolley car at Gammage's Crossing on Lee Road SW in Atlanta, Georgia.

He was transported to a local hospital where he died a short time later.

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

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch January 28, 1941
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Investigator Walter C. Guinn 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 - Alcohol Tax Unit, 11 of 30 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36.7% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit
11
of 30 officers
36.7% 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 C. Guinn's cause is highlighted.

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

How Walter C. Guinn Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Walter C. Guinn is highlighted in Jan.

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