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Ernest Walter Walker
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Federal Prohibition Agent

Ernest Walter Walker

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit — Washington, DC
Felonious
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End of Watch March 5, 1921
Age 35
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
Badge 6701
The Vigil Panel 40 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Keepsakes Department 58

Incident

Federal Prohibition Agent Ernest Walker succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained three days earlier as he and a group of federal agents and provost guards searched for a cache of hidden liquor in El Paso, Texas. Two local deputies had encountered several smugglers earlier in the day and pursued them across the border. The deputies returned to the station and informed the prohibition officers of the encounter. When the prohibition officers arrived at the scene they encountered the smugglers, who had returned with reinforcement in an attempt to move the liquor back into Mexico. A shootout ensued that lasted two hours and Agent Walker was wounded in the abdomen. He was taken to a local hotel where he died three days later. Agent Walker had served with the Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit for 18 months. He was survived by his wife, son, parents, and four brothers. He was buried in Fort Worth, Texas.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, parents, and four brothers.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Federal Prohibition Agent Walker gave the United States Department of the Treasury 1 year.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Federal Prohibition Agent Walker.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit
Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdtirspufed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 5, 1921
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
Age 35
Badge Number 6701
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Ernest 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 1921, 248 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, more than in any other year.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Ernest was 35. Of the 14,215 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Ernest had served 1.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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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.

Every cause
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His people

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

Across the years

Federal Prohibition Agent Ernest Walter Walker

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit · End of Watch March 5, 1921

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 20-W

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