Charles E. Day
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Deputy U.S. Marshal

Charles E. Day

Accident
End of Watch July 28, 1918
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Marshal Charles Day succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile accident two days earlier while returning from a court appearance in St. Johns, Arizona.

He had previously served with the Apache County Sheriff's Office.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Day served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy U.S. Marshal Day.

— 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 July 28, 1918
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Automobile crash

The Sacrifice · Accident

Charles 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 1918, 39 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 108th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Charles was 38. 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

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 14%.

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By day of the week
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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, Charles among them.

Across the years

Deputy U.S. Marshal Charles E. Day

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service · End of Watch July 28, 1918

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 62-W

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