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Herbert R. Johnson
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Special Agent

Herbert R. Johnson

United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition — Washington, DC
Accident
United States flag District of Columbia flag
End of Watch May 21, 1934
The Vigil Panel 68 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 34

Incident

Special Agent Herbert Johnson succumbed to injuries sustained approximately 18 months earlier when he fell from a telephone pole while installing a wire tap in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The fall caused him to seriously injure his spine, which led to his death on May 21, 1934.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Johnson served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Johnson.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdjbpfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 21, 1934
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Special Agent Herbert R. Johnson 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.

United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition
13
of 35 officers
37.1% 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. Herbert R. Johnson'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 Herbert R. Johnson Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Herbert R. Johnson is highlighted in May.

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