James Logan Molloy
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Investigator

James Logan Molloy

Accident
End of Watch January 31, 1939
Age 58
Tour of Duty 23 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Investigator J. Logan Molloy succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile crash near Smithville, Tennessee, on December 30th, 1938. He was en route to destroy a still in Warren County, Tennessee, when the crash occurred. Agent Molloy had served as a federal agent for 21 years. He had previously served as a sheriff of Warren County for two years and as a policeman for McMinnville, Tennessee. He was survived by his wife and 12 children. One of his sons served as a police officer with the Chattanooga Police Department.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and 12 children.

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23 years. You could have gone home.
Investigator Molloy gave the United States Department of the Treasury 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Investigator Molloy.

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

Agency

Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdtirsatufed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 31, 1939
Tour of Duty 23 yrs
Age 58
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Investigator James Logan Molloy 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 - Alcohol Tax Unit, 11 of 30 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36.7% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit
11
of 30 officers
36.7% Accident
DC — Statewide
454
of 1,419 officers
32% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Logan Molloy's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How James Logan Molloy Compares

Age at End of Watch
58
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
23
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Logan Molloy is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location