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Norval Lee DeArmond
Incident
Investigator Norval DeArmond succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile crash near Barneston, Nebraska, 24 days earlier. He and another agent had pursued the vehicle for over 40 miles from Nebraska into Kansas and back into Nebraska. Their vehicle crashed when the driver failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway. Two men were arrested in connection with the incident and it was later determined that the car they had been driving had also been reported stolen.
Survivors
Investigator DeArmond was survived by his wife, three children, and two siblings.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Investigator DeArmond served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Investigator DeArmond.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit has lost 30 officers; 11 of them lost to accidents.
Norval is one of 453 officers lost to accidents in DC, 31.9% of the 1,419 remembered there.
Norval is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Norval is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.8% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1940, 1 officer at United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit was lost to accidents, the 3rd heaviest of 8 years on record. The heaviest was 1937, with 3.
In 1940, 5 officers in DC were lost to accidents, the 25th heaviest of 125 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 14.
In 1940, 67 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 59th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1940, 107 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 9th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Norval was 53. Of the 10 lost to accidents at United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit whose age is recorded, half were between 46 and 53; the middle age was 48.
Norval was 53. Of the 425 lost to accidents in DC whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38.
Norval was 53. 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.
Norval was 53. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
January holds 45.5% of these deaths at United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, more than any other month. Mondays: 9.1%.
January holds 8.4% of these deaths in DC; July holds the most, 10.6%. Mondays: 11.7%.
January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Mondays: 13.4%.
January holds 8.1% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Mondays: 13.5%.
How
Accident deaths account for 36.7% of all 30 deaths at United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 18.2% of these deaths.
Accident deaths account for 31.9% of all 1,419 deaths in DC, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 3.5% of these deaths.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 6.9% of these deaths.
Accident deaths account for 29.8% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 5.6% of these deaths.
His people
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit has 30 officers remembered here, Norval among them.
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William Roy Blandford
May 12, 1934
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Robert C. Nickerson Apr 11, 1935
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William Rowland Braden Jul 22, 1935
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William Louis Pappan
Dec 4, 1935
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John Ruskin Foster
May 14, 1936
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Donald C. Cleveland Nov 22, 1936
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William Thomas Butler Jan 7, 1937
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Wilford Winn Thomasson
Feb 14, 1937
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William James Tennis Sep 28, 1937
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William Edward Smith Dec 25, 1937
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William Joseph Jackson, Jr.
Mar 8, 1938
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William Franklin Berry
Mar 18, 1938
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James Logan Molloy
Jan 31, 1939
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Benjamin Richard Smallwood Jul 14, 1939
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Norval Lee DeArmond Jan 1, 1940
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Elvis Wesley Myrick Apr 3, 1940
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Samuel Leeper Jul 31, 1940
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Walter C. Guinn Jan 28, 1941
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Robert Richard Evans Apr 19, 1941
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Roy Neil Griffin
Aug 18, 1941
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Frederick Lewis Regan Sep 28, 1941
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William Milton Pugh
Nov 21, 1941
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Randall Oakes Younger
Jun 1, 1943
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Melvin John Clark Jun 17, 1947
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Jesse Wilburn Jones
Mar 3, 1948
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William Honkala Mar 7, 1948
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Milton Henry Rogers
Jul 12, 1948
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Merimon Hampton Barnes Apr 24, 1949
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Earl Raymond Harrouff Jan 12, 1950
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Oliver Holmes Cornelius
Feb 20, 1950
Where
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