Dano M. Jackley
Incident
Federal Prohibition Agent Dano Jackley was killed in an automobile accident while chasing a suspected rum runner on the Baltimore Washington Boulevard (modern day Baltimore Washington Parkway). His vehicle went of control and struck a tree near Berwyn, Maryland. The suspect he was chasing was exonerated by a coroner's jury several days later. Special Agent Jackley had served as a prohibition agent for eight years. He was survived by his wife and 14-year-old daughter. He was buried in Cameron, West Virginia.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and 14-year-old daughter.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Federal Prohibition Agent Jackley gave the United States Department of the Treasury 8 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Federal Prohibition Agent Jackley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Bureau of Prohibition has lost 37 officers; 16 of them lost to accidents.
Dano is one of 453 officers lost to accidents in DC, 31.9% of the 1,419 remembered there.
Dano is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Dano is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1929, 6 officers at United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Bureau of Prohibition were lost to accidents, the 2nd heaviest of 4 years on record. The heaviest was 1928, with 7.
In 1929, 14 officers in DC were lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1929, 118 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1929, 130 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 2nd heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Dano was 48. Of the 7 lost to accidents at United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Bureau of Prohibition whose age is recorded, half were between 37.5 and 46.5; the middle age was 44. Dano had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 7.5 years.
Dano was 48. Of the 425 lost to accidents in DC whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Dano had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Dano was 48. 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. Dano had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Dano was 48. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Dano had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
May holds 6.3% of these deaths at United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Bureau of Prohibition; July holds the most, 25%. Tuesdays: 12.5%.
May holds 6.6% of these deaths in DC; July holds the most, 10.6%. Tuesdays: 13.9%.
May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.
May holds 8.4% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Tuesdays: 14%.
How
Accident deaths account for 43.2% of all 37 deaths at United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Bureau of Prohibition, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 25% of these deaths.
Accident deaths account for 31.9% of all 1,419 deaths in DC, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 3.5% of these deaths.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 6.9% of these deaths.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 5.6% of these deaths.
His people
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Bureau of Prohibition has 37 officers remembered here, Dano among them.
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Charles Bintliff
May 13, 1927
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Charles C. Rouse Jun 12, 1927
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William Thomas Lewis
Jul 15, 1927
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Major A. Hart Jul 16, 1927
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George Nantz, Jr.
Jul 20, 1927
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Hunter Rizer Stotler Jul 26, 1927
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Thomas J. Corridan Nov 14, 1927
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Wesley Allen Fraser
Jan 2, 1928
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Walter Red Tolbert Feb 22, 1928
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Oscar C. Hanson
Mar 28, 1928
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Joseph Allen Purvis
Mar 30, 1928
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James C. Capen
May 10, 1928
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Warren C. Frahm Jun 18, 1928
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Irving Washburn
Jul 13, 1928
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Ludwig P. Johnsen
Jul 28, 1928
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Henry Alfred Hampton, SR
Sep 6, 1928
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John Nicola
Oct 4, 1928
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Francis Joseph Sears
Oct 28, 1928
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Patrick Cleburne Sharp
Dec 5, 1928
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Charles F. Alexander Jan 2, 1929
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Dano M. Jackley
May 14, 1929
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Lawrence A. Mommer Jun 27, 1929
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George A. Droz Jul 12, 1929
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Charles Foster Cooley, Jr. Jul 30, 1929
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Richard J. Sandlands
Aug 2, 1929
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Arthur Alvin Zimmerman Aug 11, 1929
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Charles F. Stevens
Sep 25, 1929
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Carl Louis Rehm Oct 16, 1929
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Otto P. Butler Dec 10, 1929
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Louis McClymonds Davies, Jr. Jan 14, 1930
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Robert Knox Moncure
Jan 18, 1930
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Franklin R. Patterson Jan 18, 1930
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Robert D. Freeman Feb 8, 1930
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Lamar Watson York
Apr 12, 1930
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Albert Lewis Brown
Jun 9, 1930
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Posie Lester Flinchum Jun 17, 1930
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Roy Walter Shafer Jun 30, 1930
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 23-W
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