Roll of Honor
Eugene Joseph Pearce
Incident
Special Agent Eugene Pearce succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained two months earlier in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. He and two other agents were patrolling the roads when they observed a suspected liquor runner. They pursued the vehicle for 12 miles before forcing it off of the road. One of the men fled on foot with Agent Pearce in pursuit. During the ensuing struggle, Agent Pearce was shot in the left arm and suffered major nerve damage. The wound formed a blood clot which caused his death. Agent Pearce had served with the Bureau of Prohibition for at least three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, mother, two brothers, and one sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Pearce served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Pearce.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent Eugene Joseph Pearce 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 Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, 13 of 35 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
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How Eugene Joseph Pearce Compares
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When Accident Deaths Occur
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