Theodore Harrison Chunn
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Federal Prohibition Agent

Theodore Harrison Chunn

Accident
End of Watch November 19, 1924
Age 28
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 3 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Federal Prohibition Agent Theo Chunn succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when he was involved in a vehicle crash on Virginia Beach Boulevard in Norfolk, Virginia. Agent Chunn had served with the United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit for over a year.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and baby.

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Federal Prohibition Agent Chunn gave the United States Department of the Treasury 1 year.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Federal Prohibition Agent Chunn.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch November 19, 1924
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 3 mo
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Federal Prohibition Agent Theodore Harrison Chunn 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 - Prohibition Unit, 11 of 59 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 18.6% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit
11
of 59 officers
18.6% 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. Theodore Harrison Chunn'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 Theodore Harrison Chunn Compares

Age at End of Watch
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1.2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Theodore Harrison Chunn is highlighted in Nov.

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