Whit Gullette Wright
Incident
Deputy Marshal Whit Wright was killed in an automobile accident in Perquimans County, North Carolina. Deputy Marshal Wright had previously served as sheriff of the county from 1921 - 1922.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Wright gave the United States Department of Justice 18 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy U.S. Marshal Wright.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service has lost 313 officers; 43 of them lost to accidents.
Whit is one of 453 officers lost to accidents in DC, 31.9% of the 1,419 remembered there.
Whit is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Whit is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.8% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1939, 2 officers at United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service were lost to accidents, the 3rd heaviest of 33 years on record. The heaviest was 1894, with 4.
In 1939, 8 officers in DC were lost to accidents, the 7th heaviest of 125 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 14.
In 1939, 61 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 72nd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1939, 80 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 57th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Whit was 50. Of the 37 lost to accidents at United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service whose age is recorded, half were between 42 and 52; the middle age was 45. Whit had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 4.5 years.
Whit was 50. Of the 425 lost to accidents in DC whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Whit had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Whit was 50. 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. Whit had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Whit was 50. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Whit had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
August holds 9.3% of these deaths at United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service; February holds the most, 16.3%. Wednesdays: 11.6%.
August holds 8.6% of these deaths in DC; July holds the most, 10.6%. Wednesdays: 14.1%.
August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Wednesdays: 14.5%.
August holds 9.3% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Wednesdays: 14.5%.
How
Accident deaths account for 13.7% of all 313 deaths at United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 31.9% of all 1,419 deaths in DC, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.8% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service has at least 120 officers remembered here, Whit among them.
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Robert Forsyth
Jan 11, 1794
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John Gatewood Feb 2, 1839
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James Batchelder May 26, 1854
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William H. Richardson Nov 17, 1855
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Eli R. Doyle Dec 27, 1855
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Leonard Armes Apr 20, 1860
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George W. Leihy Nov 18, 1866
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Theodore W. Moses Dec 6, 1869
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Thomas P. Foley Apr 27, 1870
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William Rufus Story
May 2, 1870
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William Hicks Reeves Mar 1, 1871
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William Anderson Looper Mar 3, 1871
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John Zeke Feb 16, 1872
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William T. Bentz Feb 22, 1872
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Clement McCausland
Feb 23, 1872
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Blacksut Beck Apr 15, 1872
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Sam Beck Apr 15, 1872
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William Hicks Apr 15, 1872
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George Selvidge
Apr 15, 1872
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Jim Ward Apr 15, 1872
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Riley Woods Apr 15, 1872
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William Beck Apr 16, 1872
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Jacob G. Owens
Apr 16, 1872
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Caleb N. Keith May 2, 1872
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Maddison F. Mitchell Jun 18, 1872
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Henry Franklin Griffin
Oct 6, 1872
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Marcus F. Parker Mar 22, 1873
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John C. Stephenson Jul 11, 1873
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R. T. Dunn Aug 8, 1873
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Andy Frigate Sep 5, 1873
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John P. Fries Oct 25, 1873
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Perry DuVal Nov 2, 1873
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Noah H. Burns Feb 15, 1874
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James P. Everette Jul 10, 1874
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William Spivey Aug 6, 1874
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Alfred F. Duckworth
Mar 1, 1876
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Arthur J. Harrington Jun 6, 1876
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Felix H. Torbett Oct 1, 1876
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Albert Gibson Jan 26, 1877
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Augustine McIntyre
Feb 10, 1877
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Van Buren Hendrix Feb 12, 1877
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John Wilson Feb 14, 1877
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Maston Reynolds Greene
May 12, 1877
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George Ellis Dec 10, 1877
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Rufus Springs
Apr 19, 1878
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Thomas Echols Rodgers Apr 29, 1878
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Augustus Harris Jun 17, 1878
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Harry T. McCarty Jul 13, 1878
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John Hicks Adams
Sep 2, 1878
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Cornelius Finley
Sep 2, 1878
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Jack Kimbrew Sep 11, 1878
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William H. Anderson Nov 8, 1878
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Lorenzo C. Crowell Jan 10, 1879
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James Kirby Sep 1, 1879
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C. R. V. Schefsky Sep 7, 1879
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Willard Rufus Ayers
Aug 11, 1880
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John Byron Hardie Dec 8, 1880
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Henry Seagraves Apr 8, 1881
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Robert Olinger
Apr 28, 1881
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Thomas Young Aug 25, 1882
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Dave H. Layman Apr 10, 1883
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John Mack Weir Jul 2, 1883
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John Collins Aug 10, 1883
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Addison Beck
Sep 27, 1883
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Lewis Merritt Sep 27, 1883
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William Leech Apr 10, 1884
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Walter Raleigh Killion May 24, 1884
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L. J. McDonald Jul 12, 1884
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Bud Pusley Nov 9, 1884
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Harrington Lee Gosling
Feb 21, 1885
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Jim Guy May 1, 1885
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William Kirksey May 1, 1885
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Andy Roff May 1, 1885
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James Roff May 1, 1885
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William Lee Miller Jul 6, 1885
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Miller Hurst Oct 11, 1885
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W. D. Kellett Dec 7, 1885
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John Nathaniel Merritt
Mar 6, 1886
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Tom C. Hall Mar 18, 1886
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James E. Richardson Mar 29, 1886
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R. W. Townsend Apr 4, 1886
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Henry Miller Apr 9, 1886
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William H. Irwin Apr 13, 1886
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Sam Sixkiller
Dec 24, 1886
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William Kelly Jan 17, 1887
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Mark Kuykendall Jan 17, 1887
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Henry Smith Jan 17, 1887
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William Fields Apr 10, 1887
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Dan Maples
May 5, 1887
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John Carleton Nov 5, 1887
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Frank Dalton
Nov 27, 1887
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E. A. Stokley Dec 3, 1887
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John D. Trammel Jun 26, 1888
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John Phillips Jun 30, 1888
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William Whitson Jun 30, 1888
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Mose McIntosh Nov 9, 1888
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Thomas Goodson Dec 1, 1888
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Z. W. Moody Mar 15, 1889
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Russell Wireman Mar 26, 1889
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Jim Williams Jun 5, 1889
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Joe Lundy Jun 10, 1889
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Charles Tanner Sparks
Oct 2, 1889
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Worth Bailey Saunders Feb 13, 1890
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Robert Cox Apr 14, 1890
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Charles H. V. Fusselman
Apr 17, 1890
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Jim Billy Jul 13, 1890
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David Sigemore Jul 31, 1890
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Samuel L. L'Estrange Nov 21, 1890
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William Pitts Dec 1, 1890
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Marion Prickett Dec 15, 1890
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Steve Pen-Su-Wau Feb 6, 1891
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James C. Arnold
Feb 26, 1891
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J. Locke Ezzell May 8, 1891
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Bernard Connelley Aug 19, 1891
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Charles Edwin Short
Aug 23, 1891
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Joseph S. Wilson Sep 23, 1891
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R. Lee Taylor Oct 1, 1891
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George E. Thornton
Oct 28, 1891
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George Wise
Oct 30, 1891
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Calixto Garcia Oct 30, 1891
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