Harold Dennis Haberfeld
Incident
Special Agent Harold Haberfeld and Special Agent Percy Foxworth were killed in a C-54 military transport plane crash near Bakkie, Suriname, while en route to North Africa. The agents were performing a secret mission at the request of General Dwight Eisenhower in support of war efforts during WWII. They were en route to retrieve Charles Bedaux, a French-born, naturalized American who was under investigation for cooperating with the German and Vichy governments. The cause of the aircraft crash was ultimately determined to be mechanical failure. Nearly no remains of the 35 people aboard were found; the wreckage was strewn across a mile and a half of dense jungle. Special Agent Haberfeld, a skilled linguist, had served one year with the FBI in its Buffalo Field Office when he died.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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You barely got started.
Special Agent Haberfeld gave the United States Department of Justice 1 year.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Haberfeld.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation has lost 89 officers; 30 of them lost to accidents.
Harold is one of 453 officers lost to accidents in DC, 31.9% of the 1,419 remembered there.
Harold is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Harold 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 1943, 3 officers at United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation were lost to accidents, the 2nd heaviest of 22 years on record. The heaviest was 1982, with 4.
In 1943, 5 officers in DC were lost to accidents, the 25th heaviest of 125 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 14.
In 1943, 38 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 109th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1943, 49 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 105th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Harold was 31. Of the 30 lost to accidents at United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation whose age is recorded, half were between 34 and 42.8; the middle age was 38. Harold had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 10 years.
Harold was 31. Of the 425 lost to accidents in DC whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Harold had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Harold was 31. 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. Harold had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Harold was 31. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Harold had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
January holds 6.7% of these deaths at United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation; December holds the most, 30%. Fridays: 16.7%.
January holds 8.4% of these deaths in DC; July holds the most, 10.6%. Fridays: 15.7%.
January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.1%.
January holds 8.1% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Fridays: 15%.
How
Accident deaths account for 33.7% of all 89 deaths at United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 31.9% of all 1,419 deaths in DC, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.8% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation has 89 officers remembered here, Harold among them.
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Edwin C. Shanahan
Oct 11, 1925
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Paul E. Reynolds
Aug 9, 1929
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Albert L. Ingle
Nov 24, 1931
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Raymond J. Caffrey
Jun 17, 1933
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W. Carter Baum
Apr 22, 1934
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Herman Edward Hollis
Nov 27, 1934
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Samuel Parkinson Cowley
Nov 28, 1934
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Nelson B. Klein, Sr.
Aug 16, 1935
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Wimberly W. Baker
Apr 17, 1937
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Truett Eugene Rowe
Jun 1, 1937
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William R. Ramsey, Jr.
May 3, 1938
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Hubert J. Treacy, Jr.
Mar 13, 1942
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Percy Eldridge Foxworth
Jan 15, 1943
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Harold Dennis Haberfeld
Jan 15, 1943
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Richard Blackstone Brown
Jul 14, 1943
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Joseph J. Brock
Jul 26, 1952
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John Brady Murphy
Sep 26, 1953
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Richard Purcell Horan
Apr 18, 1957
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Lee E. Morrow
Mar 3, 1960
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Joseph Irel Hart
Apr 17, 1962
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Terry Ray Anderson
May 17, 1966
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Douglas Merrell Price
Apr 25, 1968
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Anthony Palmisano
Jan 8, 1969
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Edwin R. Woodriffe
Jan 8, 1969
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Nelson B. Klein, Jr.
May 29, 1969
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Gregory W. Spinelli
Mar 15, 1973
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Charles Linson Brown, Jr.
Jul 5, 1973
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Edward John Knartzer
Dec 1, 1974
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Sheila Jean Regan
Dec 1, 1974
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Jack R. Coler
Jun 26, 1975
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Ronald A. Williams
Jun 26, 1975
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Trenwith S. Basford
Aug 25, 1977
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Mark A. Kirkland
Aug 25, 1977
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Jared Robert Porter
Aug 9, 1979
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Charles W. Elmore
Aug 9, 1979
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Johnnie L. Oliver
Aug 9, 1979
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Robert William Conners
Dec 16, 1982
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Charles Lawrence Ellington
Dec 16, 1982
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Terry Burnett Hereford
Dec 16, 1982
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Michael James Lynch
Dec 16, 1982
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Clifton Dewell Browning, Jr.
Dec 8, 1984
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Robin L. Ahrens
Oct 5, 1985
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Jerry Dove
Apr 11, 1986
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Benjamin P. Grogan
Apr 11, 1986
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James Kenneth McAllister
Apr 18, 1986
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Scott Kershaw Carey
May 10, 1988
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L. Douglas Abram
Jan 19, 1990
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Paul F. Cavanagh
Jun 19, 1990
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John Lawrence Bailey
Jun 25, 1990
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Stanley Charles Ronquest, Jr.
Mar 11, 1992
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Martha Dixon Martinez
Nov 22, 1994
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Michael John Miller
Nov 22, 1994
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William H. Christian, Jr.
May 29, 1995
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Charles L. Reed
Mar 22, 1996
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Paul A. Leveille
Sep 1, 1999
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Leonard William Hatton Jr.
Sep 11, 2001
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Robert Russell Hardesty
Jun 2, 2005
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Gregory J. Rahoi
Dec 6, 2006
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Paul H. Wilson
Feb 25, 2007
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Barry Lee Bush
Apr 5, 2007
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Robert Martin Roth
Mar 16, 2008
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Sang T. Jun
Oct 22, 2008
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Samuel Steele Hicks
Nov 19, 2008
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Paul Michael Sorce
Mar 9, 2009
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Laurie J. Fournier
Dec 26, 2009
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Jerry D. Jobe
Sep 11, 2010
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Gerard D. Senatore
Jan 19, 2011
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Timothy Scott Briggs
May 31, 2011
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Daniel Lee Knapp
Dec 29, 2011
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William Robert Craig
Apr 9, 2012
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Christopher William Lorek
May 17, 2013
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Stephen Palmer Shaw
May 17, 2013
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Mark Joseph Mikulski
Feb 25, 2014
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Steven A. Carr
Sep 25, 2015
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Wesley J. Yoo
Oct 11, 2015
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Rex Aaron Stockham
Oct 8, 2016
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Rickey O'Donald
Feb 17, 2017
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Mark C. Johnston
Sep 12, 2017
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Dennis Bonelli
Nov 28, 2017
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Melissa S. Morrow
Mar 22, 2018
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David James LeValley
May 26, 2018
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Brian Lawrence Crews
Jun 10, 2018
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Jimmie John Daniels
Feb 1, 2021
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Laura Ann Schwartzenberger
Feb 2, 2021
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Daniel I. Alfin
Feb 2, 2021
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Thomas James Mohnal
Feb 10, 2021
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John Hess
Aug 4, 2023
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Donald Raymond Kleber
Jan 15, 2024
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Dennis M. Wagner, Jr.
Mar 5, 2025
Where
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