Fred Johnson

United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service — Washington, DC

Accident

End of Watch February 20, 1929

Age 30

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 39

Incident

Park Ranger Fred Johnson and Assistant Chief Ranger Glen Sturdevant drowned when their boat was swamped on the Colorado River. The rangers were returning from an exploration trip with another ranger in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, when the incident occurred. Ranger Johnson's body was never found. Ranger Johnson was survived by his wife and daughter. A cenaotaph memorial (empty tomb) was placed in the Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery in Arizona.

Survivors

Ranger Johnson was survived by his wife and daughter.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Park Ranger Johnson served with the United States Department of the Interior.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Park Ranger Johnson.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usdinpsfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 20, 1929

Age 30

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Park Ranger Fred Johnson 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 Interior - National Park Service, 28 of 40 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 70% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service

of 40 officers

70% Accident

DC — Statewide

454

of 1,419 officers

32% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident