Deputy U.S. Marshal

John Haven

Accident
End of Watch March 4, 1919
Age 52
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Marshal Haven succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Middletown, Rhode Island. He was riding in a vehicle being driven by a local judge when the accident occurred. He was transported to a hospital in Newport where he died five days later. Deputy Marshal Haven had served with the agency for 4 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and two daughters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Haven gave the United States Department of Justice 4 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy U.S. Marshal Haven.

— 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 March 4, 1919
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 52
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.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1919, 51 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 94th 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 52. 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. John had served 4 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

March holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. 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.

Across the years

Deputy U.S. Marshal John Haven

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service · End of Watch March 4, 1919

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 32-W

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