Charles F. Alexander
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Federal Prohibition Agent

Charles F. Alexander

Cardiac
End of Watch January 2, 1929
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Gender Male

Incident

Federal Prohibition Agent Charles Alexander suffered a fatal heart attack while raiding a still in Williamstown, North Carolina. He was accompanying other agents through the woods on the way to the still when he became ill. He told the other agents he was going to return to the car and wait for them. When the other agents got back to the car an hour later Agent Alexander was missing. A search of the nearby area located Agent Alexander's body in a nearby field. It was determined that he had suffered a fatal heart attack.

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

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

Agency

Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdtirsbpfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 2, 1929
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Federal Prohibition Agent Charles F. Alexander is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In DC, 71 of 1,419 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Bureau of Prohibition, 1 of 37 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.7% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Bureau of Prohibition
1
of 37 officers
2.7% Cardiac
DC — Statewide
71
of 1,419 officers
5% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,508 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles F. Alexander's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Charles F. Alexander Compares

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Charles F. Alexander is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111