Special Agent Leonard Agnew Welty, United States Department of Justice

Special Agent Leonard Agnew Welty

United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, U.S. Government

End of Watch Thursday, April 13, 1933

Leonard Agnew Welty

Special Agent Leonard Welty died as the result of a blood clot that formed after he suffered an ankle injury while at work in October 1932.

On April 3rd, 1933, he fell down a flight of stairs at Fort McHenry, Maryland, and broke his leg. As he recovered he suddenly died of a blood clot. Doctors believed the clot was from the ankle injury suffered the previous October.

Special Agent Welty was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was survived by his wife and five children. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Bio

Age 50
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Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Fall
Location Maryland
Incident Date Monday, April 3, 1933

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Agent Welty,
Sir, I would just like to say thank you for your years of dedicated service and sacrifice for our Country-not just as a Law Enforcement Officer but when you served with the USN as well-especially during WW I. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

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April 13, 2018