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Joseph William Floyd
Incident
Federal Prohibition Agent Joe Floyd was shot and killed while conducting a raid in Houston, Texas. He had received information that a truck load of whiskey was expected to be delivered to a home in Houston that morning. He and other agents arrested a man leaving the house and found 12 quarts of whiskey. They obtained a search warrant and returned to the house. They attempted to arrest the owner as he tried to drive away, but the man resisted arrest and fled back into the home. Another agent kicked in the front door and entered the house as Agent Floyd went to the back. The second agent heard a shot fired at the rear of the premises and saw the suspect rushing through the back of the house. The man fired at Agent Edwards who returned the fire. The suspect was later arrested while hiding in the ceiling. Agent Floyd was found lying on his face in the path going into the garage. The suspect argued self-defense and complained he was assaulted by the officers in his yard and got away from them and ran into the house, and that he shot Agent Floyd when the agent pointed a gun at him. He was convicted and sentenced to five years in prison. He appealed based on self defense, and his conviction was reversed and remanded. It is unknown whether he was ever retried or convicted for the murder of Agent Floyd. Agent Floyd was survived by his wife, son, and three daughters. He was buried in Madisonville, Madison County, Texas.
Survivors
Agent Floyd was survived by his wife, son, and three daughters.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Federal Prohibition Agent Floyd served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Federal Prohibition Agent Floyd.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit has lost 59 officers; 47 of them killed feloniously.
Joseph is one of 754 officers killed feloniously in DC, 53.1% of the 1,419 remembered there.
Joseph is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Joseph is one of 17,631 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1922, 14 officers at United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit were killed feloniously, more than in any other year.
In 1922, 20 officers in DC were killed feloniously, more than in any other year.
In 1922, 228 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 3rd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1922, 306 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 3rd heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Joseph was 50. Of the 37 killed feloniously at United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit whose age is recorded, half were between 36 and 48; the middle age was 41. Joseph had served 0.5 years; the middle length of service was 3.9 years.
Joseph was 50. Of the 580 killed feloniously in DC whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 44; the middle age was 36. Joseph had served 0.5 years; the middle length of service was 5 years.
Joseph was 50. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Joseph had served 0.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Joseph was 50. Of the 15,854 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Joseph had served 0.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
May holds 8.5% of these deaths at United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit; December holds the most, 19.1%. Wednesdays: 14.9%.
May holds 7.6% of these deaths in DC; July holds the most, 11.7%. Wednesdays: 15.4%.
May holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 12.9%.
May holds 8.5% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Wednesdays: 13.2%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 79.7% of all 59 deaths at United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 8.5% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 53.1% of all 1,419 deaths in DC, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 19.6% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 20.9% of these deaths.
His people
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit has 59 officers remembered here, Joseph among them.
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William Daniel Dorsey
Jun 13, 1920
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Frank Matuskowitz
Jun 30, 1920
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Stanton E. Weiss
Aug 28, 1920
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James Holland Rose
Oct 25, 1920
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Kirby Frans
Nov 20, 1920
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Wiliam B. Anderson Dec 2, 1920
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Richard D. Griffin Dec 6, 1920
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Richard W. Jackson
Dec 16, 1920
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James Francis McGuiness
Dec 24, 1920
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Ernest Walter Walker
Mar 5, 1921
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Stafford E. Beckett
Mar 21, 1921
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Jacob F. Green
Apr 1, 1921
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Irby U. Scruggs
Apr 30, 1921
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John Watson
May 2, 1921
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Charles Edward Howell Jul 17, 1921
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John Harvey Reynolds
Aug 26, 1921
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John T. Foley
Oct 26, 1921
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Jesse R. Johnson Nov 21, 1921
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John O'Toole Feb 17, 1922
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Joseph William Floyd
May 17, 1922
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Charles O. Sterner Jun 25, 1922
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Howell J. Lynch
Jul 6, 1922
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Howard Henry Fisher
Jul 22, 1922
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Cary Dorsey Freeman Jul 22, 1922
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Ernest George Wiggins
Aug 6, 1922
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Glenn Henry Price Sep 3, 1922
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Grover C. Todd Sep 3, 1922
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Joseph Owen
Sep 6, 1922
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John Van Waters
Oct 4, 1922
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Robert E. Duff, Sr. Dec 9, 1922
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Elmer Guy Cole
Dec 15, 1922
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Atha Carter
Dec 24, 1922
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Burdette M. Huffaker Jan 12, 1923
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Jesse Leroy Youmans
Apr 3, 1923
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Robert G. Anderson Apr 16, 1923
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George H. Stewart
Nov 11, 1923
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William B. Saylor
Feb 24, 1924
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Bert R. McMichael May 23, 1924
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Horatio J. Stetson
Jun 29, 1924
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Daniel S. Cleveland Jul 10, 1924
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Theodore Harrison Chunn Nov 19, 1924
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William Paul Spigener Dec 9, 1924
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Malcolm Malachi Day
Feb 14, 1925
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James Edmund Bowdoin
Feb 16, 1925
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William Edwin Collins
Mar 6, 1925
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Harold Vincent Mooring
Apr 1, 1925
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Clyde L. Taylor
May 11, 1925
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William Frank Porter
Jun 20, 1925
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John M. Mulcahy
Sep 3, 1925
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Murdock E. Murray
Oct 20, 1925
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Dallas Adelbert Roberts Jan 20, 1926
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Remus W. Buckner May 12, 1926
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Thomas Bright Lankford May 26, 1926
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Vaughn Eccles Grant Jun 1, 1926
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George Hamilton Wentworth Nov 24, 1926
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Jacob P. Brandt
Dec 9, 1926
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Walter Chapman Mobray Dec 9, 1926
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Horace Thorwaldson
Dec 19, 1926
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George W. Dykeman Jan 14, 1927
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