Special Deputy Marshal

John Aloyisus Barrow

Accident
End of Watch August 29, 1950
Age 80
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Gender Male

Incident

Special Deputy Marshal John Barrow was killed in a vehicle crash on Route 422 in Limerick, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

He had been deputized by a deputy marshal to assist with transporting prisoners. They were en route to Reading, Pennsylvania, when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a utility pole. Special Deputy Marshal Barrow suffered a broken neck and was killed instantly.

Special Deputy Marshal Barrow was survived by his wife and three children.

Survivors

Special Deputy Marshal Barrow was survived by his wife and three children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Deputy Marshal Barrow served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Deputy Marshal Barrow.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch August 29, 1950
Age 80
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

John 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 1950, 58 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 77th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

John was 80. 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.

Age at death
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When

August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

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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 - United States Marshals Service has at least 120 officers remembered here, John among them.

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Where

Special Deputy Marshal John Aloyisus Barrow

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service · End of Watch August 29, 1950

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 13-W

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