Roll of Honor
John M. Plunkett
Incident
Customs Inspector John Plunkett was killed when a steamer ran into the scow schooner he was aboard.
The schooner was at anchor in San Francisco harbor and Inspector Plunkett was in the pilot house speaking with the captain. When the ships collided, the steamer's bowsprit struck Inspector Pluckett, forcing him through the wall into the engine room. The schooner's captain was injured in the collision.
Inspector Plunkett had served with the United States Customs Service for one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his father.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
129 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Customs Inspector Plunkett gave the United States Department of the Treasury 1 year.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Customs Inspector John M. Plunkett 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 - United States Customs Service, 44 of 94 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 46.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John M. Plunkett's cause is highlighted.
How John M. Plunkett Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John M. Plunkett is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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