Norman Cash Curtsinger
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Special Investigator

Norman Cash Curtsinger

Cardiac Veteran
End of Watch March 25, 1968
Age 46
Tour of Duty 13 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Special Investigator Norman Curtsinger suffered a fatal heart attack in his office shortly after conducting physical fitness while on duty. Special Investigator Curtsinger had served with the Internal Revenue Service - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms for 13 years and was the area supervisor assigned to Charleston, West Virginia. He was survived by his wife, two sons, and two daughters. Investigator Curtsinger was a US Army veteran.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two sons, and two daughters.

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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.
Special Investigator Curtsinger gave the United States Department of the Treasury 13 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 usdtirsbatffed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 25, 1968
Tour of Duty 13 yrs
Age 46
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

Norman Cash Curtsinger served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Special Investigator Norman Cash Curtsinger 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 - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
1
of 3 officers
33.3% 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. Norman Cash Curtsinger'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 Norman Cash Curtsinger Compares

Age at End of Watch
46
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
13
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Norman Cash Curtsinger is highlighted in Mar.

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

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