Roll of Honor
William Theodore Balding
Incident
Special Agent Teddy Balding was killed when his vehicle was struck by a grape truck at the intersection of 7th Street and Folsom Street in San Francisco, California. Both vehicles overturned upon collision, ejecting Agent Balding, the other agent, and the truck driver. Agent Balding was transported to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. The truck driver was charged with manslaughter in connection with his death. Agent Balding was a United States Navy veteran and served three years with the United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and child.
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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 Balding gave the United States Department of Justice 3 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
William Theodore Balding served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
Special Agent William Theodore Balding is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 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 32 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.
National Cause Distribution
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Military Service
William Theodore Balding served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
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