Frank Matuskowitz
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Federal Prohibition Agent

Frank Matuskowitz

Accident
End of Watch June 30, 1920
Badge 6256
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Gender Male

Incident

Federal Prohibition Agent Frank Matuskowitz was killed in a train accident in Pittston, Pennsylvania.

He was traveling from Philadelphia to Scranton, Pennsylvania, to meet other agents in preparation to arrest a notorious bootlegger when the accident occurred.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Federal Prohibition Agent Matuskowitz 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 Matuskowitz.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch June 30, 1920
Badge Number 6256
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Federal Prohibition Agent Frank Matuskowitz 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 - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit, 11 of 59 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 18.6% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit
11
of 59 officers
18.6% Accident
DC — Statewide
454
of 1,419 officers
32% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank Matuskowitz'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 Frank Matuskowitz Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank Matuskowitz is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location