John Luses
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Deputy U.S. Marshal

John Luses

Accident
End of Watch September 8, 1938
Age 56
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Gender Male

Incident

Marshal Luses was killed after his vehicle was involved in an automobile accident while he was transporting a prisoner. Marshal Luses and another guard had been detailed to transport the prisoner from Detroit, Michigan, to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The accident occured as they were nearing their destination.

Survivors

Marshal Luses was survived by his wife, daughter, mother, two brothers, and six sisters.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Luses served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy U.S. Marshal Luses.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch September 8, 1938
Age 56
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy U.S. Marshal John Luses 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 - United States Marshals Service, 43 of 313 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 13.7% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service
43
of 313 officers
13.7% 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. John Luses'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 John Luses Compares

Age at End of Watch
56
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Luses is highlighted in Sep.

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