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Eugene Joseph Pearce
Incident
Special Agent Eugene Pearce succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained two months earlier in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. He and two other agents were patrolling the roads when they observed a suspected liquor runner. They pursued the vehicle for 12 miles before forcing it off of the road. One of the men fled on foot with Agent Pearce in pursuit. During the ensuing struggle, Agent Pearce was shot in the left arm and suffered major nerve damage. The wound formed a blood clot which caused his death. Agent Pearce had served with the Bureau of Prohibition for at least three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, mother, two brothers, and one sister.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Pearce served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Pearce.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition has lost 35 officers; 13 of them lost to accidents.
Eugene is one of 453 officers lost to accidents in DC, 31.9% of the 1,419 remembered there.
Eugene is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Eugene is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1932, 6 officers at United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition were lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1932, 10 officers in DC were lost to accidents, the 5th heaviest of 125 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 14.
In 1932, 110 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 4th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1932, 121 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 3rd heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Eugene was 39. Of the 9 lost to accidents at United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition whose age is recorded, half were between 35 and 49; the middle age was 39.
Eugene was 39. Of the 425 lost to accidents in DC whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38.
Eugene was 39. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36.
Eugene was 39. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
February holds 15.4% of these deaths at United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, more than any other month. Tuesdays: 15.4%.
February holds 9.5% of these deaths in DC; July holds the most, 10.6%. Tuesdays: 13.9%.
February holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.
February holds 7.2% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Tuesdays: 14%.
How
Accident deaths account for 37.1% of all 35 deaths at United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 7.7% of these deaths.
Accident deaths account for 31.9% of all 1,419 deaths in DC, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 0.2% of these deaths.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 0.1% of these deaths.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 0.1% of these deaths.
His people
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition has 35 officers remembered here, Eugene among them.
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Dale F. Kearney
Jul 6, 1930
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Zaccheus Raymond Sutton
Aug 28, 1930
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John G. Finiello
Sep 19, 1930
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Mack Carroll Parsons Sep 20, 1930
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Asa Hawkins Dec 20, 1930
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Holmer L. Everett May 2, 1931
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Curtis C. Burks Jul 22, 1931
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Walter M. Gilbert
Jul 22, 1931
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John Irwin Wilson
Jul 22, 1931
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Raymond L. Ezzell
Jul 27, 1931
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Walter T. Creviston Jul 30, 1931
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George V. Trabing
Aug 19, 1931
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Lindsly P. Bulnes Jan 23, 1932
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Robert Mansfield Buck Feb 1, 1932
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Eugene Joseph Pearce
Feb 9, 1932
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Henry Harrison Jackson Apr 17, 1932
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Jack Elmer Kenford
Jun 14, 1932
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Eugene Jackson
Jul 31, 1932
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James G. Harney
Sep 23, 1932
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Ballard White Turner
Sep 29, 1932
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Howard Brooke Oursler Oct 12, 1932
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Ernest B. Vlasich
Oct 14, 1932
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Frank Allen Mather Oct 15, 1932
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Chester Arthur Mason
Nov 12, 1932
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William Theodore Balding
Nov 16, 1932
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Arthur James Sanderson
Dec 29, 1932
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William Smith Grubb
Mar 31, 1933
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Levi Gladstone Trexler Mar 31, 1933
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Leonard Agnew Welty
Apr 13, 1933
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Leroy Richard Wood Apr 16, 1933
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Harry Hampton Elliott
Jun 22, 1933
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Paul Albro Read
Jul 21, 1933
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Herman Sutton Barbrey Jan 5, 1934
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Parker Hittinger Hall Feb 3, 1934
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Herbert R. Johnson May 21, 1934
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 1-E
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