Charles E. Day

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service — Washington, DC

Accident

End of Watch July 28, 1918

Age 38

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 312

Incident

Location: Arizona Incident Date: Friday, July 26, 1918

Deputy Marshal Charles Day succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile accident two days earlier while returning from a court appearance in St. Johns, Arizona.

He had previously served with the Apache County Sheriff's Office.

Thank you for your service and please know that your sacrifice is one that will never, ever be forgotten by your law enforcement brethren. Rest in peace always.

Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo Delaware State Police (Retired) July 28th, 2020

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Day 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 Day.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usms.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 28, 1918

Age 38

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Automobile crash

Deputy U.S. Marshal Charles E. Day 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

of 313 officers

13.7% Accident

DC — Statewide

454

of 1,419 officers

32% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident