Roll of Honor
Oscar C. Hanson
Incident
Federal Prohibition Agent Oscar Hanson and Deputy Marshal Edward Flanery, of the United States Marshals Service, were killed when their vehicle was struck by Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway passenger train No. 80 at the Route 38 crossing two miles east of Humboldt, South Dakota. It is believed that the driver of the vehicle could not see the approaching train as a result of heavy snowfall at the time. The officers were en route from Sioux Falls to Salem and Carthage in order to serve several warrants. Agent Hanson had served with the Bureau of Prohibition for 2-1/2 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and ten children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Federal Prohibition Agent Hanson 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 Hanson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Federal Prohibition Agent Oscar C. Hanson 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 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. Oscar C. Hanson's cause is highlighted.
How Oscar C. Hanson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Oscar C. Hanson is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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