Milton Henry Rogers
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Investigator

Milton Henry Rogers

Cardiac Veteran
End of Watch July 12, 1948
Age 52
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Investigator Milton Rogers suffered a fatal heart attack while raiding a still in a wooded area of the Bluegrass Docks section of Knox County, Tennessee. He and other agents had walked about 200 yards when he complained of chest pain and collapsed. Investigator Rogers was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Alcohol Tax Unit for 17 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, brother, and two sisters.

In Our Keeping

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Investigator Rogers gave the United States Department of the Treasury 17 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch July 12, 1948
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
Age 52
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

Milton Henry Rogers served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Investigator Milton Henry Rogers is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In DC, 71 of 1,419 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, 7 of 30 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 23.3% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit
7
of 30 officers
23.3% Cardiac
DC — Statewide
71
of 1,419 officers
5% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,508 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Milton Henry Rogers'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 Milton Henry Rogers Compares

Age at End of Watch
52
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
17
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Milton Henry Rogers is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

Incident Location