Marcelo G. Moya
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Deputy U.S. Marshal

Marcelo G. Moya

Accident
End of Watch March 30, 1971
Age 33
Tour of Duty 9 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Marshal Hilton E. Schorre assigned to the Southern District of Texas and Nueces County Precinct 1 Deputy Constable Marcelo G. Moya, who was working part time as a guard for the USMS, were killed in an automobile accident on I-35 near Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. The two lawmen were transporting two federal prisoners from the Federal Reformatory in El Reno, Oklahoma, to Federal Correctional Institution in Texarkana, Texas. Both of the prisoners were also killed in the accident. Deputy Constable Moya was survived by his wife, Herminia (Minnie), two sons, Roy and Richard, and two daughters, Irma Belinda and Elva India. He was buried in the Rose Hill Memorial Park Cemetery in Corpus Christi. He had been employed by the Nueces County Constable's Office Precinct 1 for nine months.

Survivors

Deputy Constable Moya was survived by his wife, Herminia (Minnie), two sons, Roy and Richard, and two daughters, Irma Belinda and Elva India.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Moya served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy U.S. Marshal Moya.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch March 30, 1971
Tour of Duty 9 mo
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy U.S. Marshal Marcelo G. Moya 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 Justice - United States Marshals Service, 43 of 313 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 13.7% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service
43
of 313 officers
13.7% 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. Marcelo G. Moya'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 Marcelo G. Moya Compares

Age at End of Watch
33
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Marcelo G. Moya is highlighted in Mar.

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