United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - Detention and Deportation, U.S. Government
End of Watch Sunday, October 17, 1999
Add to My HeroesTommy Kwok Chin
Detention Enforcement Officer Tommy Chin died after contracting Bete-hemolvtic streptococcus, Group A, also known as the flesh eating bacteria, while conducting detention operations of 151 illegal Chinese refugees on the island of Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands.
Officer Chin had served with the United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service for 11 years. He is survived by his wife and child.
Bio
- Age 40
- Tour 11 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Duty related illness
- Location Northern Mariana Islands
Most Recent Reflection
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Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 16, 2021
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