William John Sheehan

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division — Washington, DC

Illness

End of Watch June 2, 1955

Age 55

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Investigator William Sheehan died as the result of a pulmonary embolism while on a temporary assignment to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was traveling from Chicago to Milwaukee at the time. When he failed to show up at his destination a massive search was undertaken. His body was found inside his vehicle in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Investigator Sheehan served with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Unit for 19 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his two sisters.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Investigator Sheehan gave the United States Department of the Treasury 19 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Investigator Sheehan.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division

Type Federal Agency

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usdtirsattdfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 2, 1955

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

Age 55

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Investigator William John Sheehan is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,784 officers honored here.

In DC, 137 of 1,418 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 9.7% of this state's fallen. That is 9.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division, 1 of 15 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 6.7% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division

of 15 officers

6.7% Illness

DC — Statewide

137

of 1,418 officers

9.7% Illness

Nationwide

of 97,784 officers

0% Illness