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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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

Type Federal 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

The Sacrifice · Accident

Theodore is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1924, 86 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 18th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Theodore was 28. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Theodore had served 1.2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

November holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit has 59 officers remembered here, Theodore among them.

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Where

Federal Prohibition Agent Theodore Harrison Chunn

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit · End of Watch November 19, 1924

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 55-E

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