Roll of Honor
Leonard Agnew Welty
Incident
Special Agent Leonard Welty died as the result of a blood clot that formed after he suffered an ankle injury while at work in October 1932. On April 3rd, 1933, he fell down a flight of stairs at Fort McHenry, Maryland, and broke his leg. As he recovered he suddenly died of a blood clot. Doctors believed the clot was from the ankle injury suffered the previous October. Special Agent Welty was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was survived by his wife and five children. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and five children.
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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.
Special Agent Welty served with the United States Department of Justice.
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
Leonard Agnew Welty served in the Navy before joining law enforcement.
Special Agent Leonard Agnew Welty 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 - Bureau of Prohibition, 13 of 35 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Leonard Agnew Welty's cause is highlighted.
How Leonard Agnew Welty Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Leonard Agnew Welty is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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