Roll of Honor
James Raphael Kerrigan
Incident
Location: New Jersey Incident Date: Friday, September 28, 1928
Agent James Kerrigan succumbed to abdominal injuries sustained three months earlier when he fell eight feet into an areaway during a raid on an opium den in Newark, New Jersey's, Chinatown. Although injured, Agent Kerrigan continued with the raid and knocked down a door with a sledge hammer.
For several weeks following the raid he complained of sudden pains and eventually checked into Misericordia Hospital in New York City, New York. He remained in the hospital for one week and succumbed to his injuries after undergoing abdominal surgery.
Agent Kerrigan was survived by his wife two young sons.
Survivors
Agent Kerrigan was survived by his wife two young sons.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Narcotics Agent Kerrigan served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Narcotics Agent Kerrigan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Narcotics Agent James Raphael Kerrigan 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At United States Department of the Treasury - Bureau of Prohibition, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Raphael Kerrigan's cause is highlighted.
How James Raphael Kerrigan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Raphael Kerrigan is highlighted in Dec.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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