Roll of Honor
George W. Dykeman
Incident
Federal Prohibition Agent George Dykeman was accidentally shot and killed with his own weapon while chasing a prisoner following a beer raid in West New York, New Jersey. After arresting two men one of them attempted to flee. As Agent Dykeman chased him through an alley he attempted to pull his gun out of his holster but dropped it. When the holstered gun hit the ground it discharged and struck Agent Dykeman in the abdomen. The suspect was recaptured.
Survivors
Agent Dykeman was a WWI veteran and was survived by his wife.
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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.
Federal Prohibition Agent Dykeman served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
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
George W. Dykeman served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Federal Prohibition Agent George W. Dykeman 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 - Prohibition Unit, 11 of 59 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 18.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George W. Dykeman's cause is highlighted.
How George W. Dykeman Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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