William Arnot Anderson

United States Department of the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue — Washington, DC

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch April 13, 1910

Age 38

The Vigil Panel 24 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 26

Incident

Location: Alabama Weapon: Rifle Offender: Sentenced to 20 years

Deputy Collector William Anderson was shot and killed from ambush near Oakman, Alabama, as he and a posseman were en route to raid an illegal distillery.

The buggy they were driving had to go past the moonshiner's house. The subject believed that the two were coming to arrest him and opened fire from a concealed spot, killing Deputy Collector Anderson and wounding the posseman.

The man, along with three others, were arrested and charged with Deputy Collector Anderson's murder. Two of the men were sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. The third man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and a juvenile was sentenced to 10 years at the Federal Reform School. The actual shooter was released from prison after serving only 15 years.

Deputy Collector Anderson was a veteran of the Spanish-American War.

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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.
Deputy Collector Anderson served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usdtoirfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 13, 1910

Age 38

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle

Offender Sentenced to 20 years

Military Service

William Arnot Anderson served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Deputy Collector William Arnot Anderson is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At United States Department of the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue, 25 of 27 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 92.6% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue

of 27 officers

92.6% Felonious

DC — Statewide

754

of 1,419 officers

53.1% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious