Federal Prohibition Agent

Bert R. McMichael

Accident
End of Watch May 23, 1924
The Vigil Panel 47 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Federal Prohibition Agent Bert McMichael was killed in an automobile accident while on duty in Canton, Ohio.

He was traveling to Masillion, Ohio, when his department vehicle was struck by a streetcar at a railroad crossing.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Federal Prohibition Agent McMichael 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 McMichael.

— 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 May 23, 1924
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Bert is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1924, 86 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 18th 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, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.1%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

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

Across the years

Federal Prohibition Agent Bert R. McMichael

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit · End of Watch May 23, 1924

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 59-E

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