Roll of Honor
Charles Foster Cooley, Jr.
Incident
Federal Prohibition Agent Charles Cooley was killed in an automobile accident while driving to Malvern, Arkansas, to appear as a witness in a state liquor case.
As he crested a hill he encountered an oncoming vehicle in his lane. He took evasive action to avoid a collision, but his vehicle overturned in a ditch, killing him instantly.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Federal Prohibition Agent Cooley 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 Cooley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Federal Prohibition Agent Charles Foster Cooley, Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Bureau of Prohibition, 16 of 37 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 43.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Foster Cooley, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Charles Foster Cooley, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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