James Francis McGuiness
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Federal Prohibition Agent

James Francis McGuiness

Felonious
End of Watch December 24, 1920
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident

Federal Prohibition Agent McGuiness was shot and killed by unknown suspects in Bayonne, New Jersey. His body was found floating close to shore in Newark Bay, near 43rd Street. He had been shot once in the head.

Survivors

Agent McGuiness was survived by his wife and three children.

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

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch December 24, 1920
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

James is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% 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 1920, 209 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 9th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

James was 37. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Fridays: 14.3%.

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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 gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit has 59 officers remembered here, James among them.

Across the years

Federal Prohibition Agent James Francis McGuiness

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit · End of Watch December 24, 1920

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 18-E

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