Pier Harry Bima

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service — Washington, DC

Accident Veteran

End of Watch April 16, 1947

Age 60

The Vigil Panel 83 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 93

Incident

Deputy Customs Collector Pier Bima was killed when a freighter filled with ammonium nitrate exploded in the Port of Texas City, Texas.

Almost 600 people were killed as a result of the initial and subsequent explosions, including all but one member of the Texas City Fire Department.

Deputy Collector Bima was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the United States Customs Service for 28 years.

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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.
Deputy Collector Bima 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

Department United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usdtuscsfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 16, 1947

Age 60

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Pier Harry Bima served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Deputy Collector Pier Harry Bima is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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.

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service

of 94 officers

46.8% Accident

DC — Statewide

454

of 1,419 officers

32% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident