Deputy U.S. Marshal

Robert Logan

Felonious
End of Watch March 9, 1915
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Marshal Logan was shot and killed by a man who was seeking revenge against him. The man had previously been shot and wounded by Deputy Marshal Logan during an arrest when the deputy marshal served as a sheriff's deputy for LeFlore County, Oklahoma. The suspect observed Deputy Marshal Logan walking down Main Street in Wister, Oklahoma, when he shot him with a shotgun. He was convicted of first degree manslaughter and sentenced to 18 years. He was paroled on November 4, 1921.

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

— 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 9, 1915
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Shotgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Robert is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% 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 1915, 152 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 26th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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When

March holds 7.5% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was shotgun, in 7% of these deaths.

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His people

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service has at least 120 officers remembered here, Robert among them.

Across the years

Deputy U.S. Marshal Robert Logan

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service · End of Watch March 9, 1915

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 62-W

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