James C. Arnold
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Guard

James C. Arnold

Accident
End of Watch February 26, 1891
Age 50
Gender Male

Incident

Guard Arnold drowned in the Puget Sound while transporting two prisoners from the territorial prison on McNeil Island to Steilacoom, Washington. They encountered a sudden squall during the trip that capsized their sailboat.

The bodies of Guard Arnold and the two convicts were never located.

Guard Arnold was survived by his wife and children.

Survivors

Guard Arnold was survived by his wife and children.

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135 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Guard Arnold served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch February 26, 1891
Age 50
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

James is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% 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 1891, 11 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 136th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

James 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.

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

February holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

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

Every cause
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His people

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service has at least 120 officers remembered here, James among them.

Across the years

Guard James C. Arnold

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service · End of Watch February 26, 1891

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 21-E

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