Roll of Honor
Incident
Inspector George Bacon was killed when he tripped and fell aboard the USS Shadwell, which was docked in Hampton Roads. The vessel had just returned from a tour of the Caribbean and had requested Customs clearance. Inspector Bacon fell approximately 20 feet into the interior dock-well, resulting in significant trauma to his head. He was pronounced dead on the ship. Inspector Bacon was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI veteran and had served with the United States Customs Service for several years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, grandson, and brother.
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Tributes
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.
Inspector Bacon served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
George Marion Bacon served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Inspector George Marion Bacon is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,586 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 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, 44 of 94 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 46.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
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How George Marion Bacon Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
Military Service
George Marion Bacon served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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