Special Deputy Marshal

W. C. McDaniels

Felonious
End of Watch March 16, 1895
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Marshal W.C. McDaniels was shot and killed as he and other posse members attempted to arrest a man for cattle stealing, train robbery, and murder near Horseshoe Mound, Oklahoma. The suspect was shot and killed in the return fire.

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131 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Special Deputy Marshal McDaniels served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— 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 16, 1895
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

W. is one of 15,741 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.2% of the 27,543 remembered there.

33,910 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1895, 74 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 95th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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When

March holds 7.5% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.2% of all 27,543 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% 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, W. among them.

Across the years

Special Deputy Marshal W. C. McDaniels

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service · End of Watch March 16, 1895

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 61-W

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