Roll of Honor
George V. Trabing
Incident
Special Agent George Trabing was accidentally shot and killed when another agent's handgun exploded after falling from the agent's coat. The agent had hung the coat up while the men dismantled a distillery in Washington state. Agent Trabing went to move the coat, and when he did the pistol fell to the ground and exploded. One of the rounds struck Agent Trabing in the kidney. He was transported to the Naval hospital in Bremerton where he succumbed to the wound. Agent Trabing had served in law enforcement for 15 years. He was survived by his wife, two sons, and daughter. One of his sons went on to serve as police chief of the Laramie, Wyoming, Police Department.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, and daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Trabing gave the United States Department of Justice 15 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Trabing.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent George V. Trabing 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
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George V. Trabing's cause is highlighted.
How George V. Trabing Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George V. Trabing is highlighted in Aug.
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