Special Agent

Herbert R. Johnson

Accident
End of Watch May 21, 1934
Gender Male

Incident

Special Agent Herbert Johnson succumbed to injuries sustained approximately 18 months earlier when he fell from a telephone pole while installing a wire tap in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The fall caused him to seriously injure his spine, which led to his death on May 21, 1934.

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

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch May 21, 1934
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Herbert is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1934, 91 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 12th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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When

May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.4%.

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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 - Bureau of Prohibition has 35 officers remembered here, Herbert among them.

Special Agent Herbert R. Johnson

United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition · End of Watch May 21, 1934

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 34-E

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