Paul F. Cavanagh
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Special Agent

Paul F. Cavanagh

Accident
End of Watch June 19, 1990
Age 43
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Special Agent Paul Cavanagh was killed when the plane he was flying in crashed in Greenville, Maine.

He was en route to a training session at the time of the crash.

Special Agent Cavanagh had served with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 19 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two sons.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Cavanagh gave the United States Department of Justice 19 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Cavanagh.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdjfbifed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 19, 1990
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
Age 43
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

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

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1990, 66 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 64th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Paul was 43. 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. Paul had served 19 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
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When

June holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

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

Every cause
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His people

United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation has 89 officers remembered here, Paul among them.

Across the years

Special Agent Paul F. Cavanagh

United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation · End of Watch June 19, 1990

Where the Name Is Cut

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