Remembering our fallen.
The Postal Inspection Service wishes to commemorate the Postal Inspectors and Postal Police Officers who have died in the line of duty. Their names have been etched on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial wall and applied to a wall of honor in the National Postal Museum, both located in Washington, DC.
Each entry below lists where each officer’s name is inscribed on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial wall. Read more about the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
Preston B. Parnell
![Preston B Parnell](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218014143im_/https://www.uspis.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/01-Preston-B-Parnell.jpg)
Postal Inspector Parnell died as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile crash on January 25, 2007, while working on an investigation in conjunction with the FBI.
Robert F. Jones, Jr.
![Robert F Jones](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218014143im_/https://www.uspis.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/02-Robert-F-Jones.jpg)
Postal Inspector Jones was killed in an automobile crash while attending the National Postal Training Center.
Terrance M. Asbury
![Terrance M Asbury](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218014143im_/https://www.uspis.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/03-Terrance-M-Asbury.jpg)
Postal Inspector Asbury died as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile crash on January 30, 1990, after conducting an investigation.
Michael J. Healy
![Michael J Healy](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218014143im_/https://www.uspis.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/04-Michael-J-Healy.jpg)
Postal Police Officer Healy was shot during a robbery attempt at the main post office in downtown Chicago, Illinois.
Benedetto M. Spizzirri
![Benedetto M Spizzirri](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218014143im_/https://www.uspis.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/05-Benedetto-M-Spizzirri.jpg)
Investigative Aide Spizzirri was shot handling a prisoner who pulled a hidden weapon.
John P. McAuliffe
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218014143im_/https://www.uspis.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/John-P-McAuliffe_02-e1565879648562.jpg)
Investigative Aide McAuliffe was shot handling a prisoner who pulled a hidden weapon.
Bruce O. Shaffer
![Bruce O Shaffer](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218014143im_/https://www.uspis.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/07-Bruce-O-Shaffer.jpg)
Post Office Inspector Shaffer was killed in an automobile accident while engaged in official business.
Ernest M. Harkins
![Ernest M Harkins](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218014143im_/https://www.uspis.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/08-Ernest-M-Harkins.jpg)
Post Office Inspector Harkins was ambushed and shot.
Finton T. McMahon
![Finton T McMahon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218014143im_/https://www.uspis.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/09-Finton-T-McMahon.jpg)
Post Office Inspector McMahon fell to his death while conducting an internal criminal investigation.
Walter R. Ton
![Walter R Ton](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218014143im_/https://www.uspis.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/10-Walter-R-Ton.jpg)
Post Office Inspector Ton was killed in an airplane crash while transporting two prisoners.
Levi C. Chance
![Levi C Chance](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218014143im_/https://www.uspis.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/11-Levi-C-Chance.jpg)
Post Office Inspector Chance accidentally shot himself while cleaning his service weapon.
George W. Daniel
![George W Daniel](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218014143im_/https://www.uspis.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/12-George-W-Daniel.jpg)
Inspector Daniel drowned when his department vehicle fell into a canal.
Elbert P. Lamberth
![Elbert P Lamberth](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218014143im_/https://www.uspis.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/13-Elbert-P-Lamberth.jpg)
Post Office Inspector Lamberth was shot during the course of an investigation.
Charles Fitzgerald
![Charles Fitzgerald](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218014143im_/https://www.uspis.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/14-Charles-Fitzgerald.jpg)
Post Office Inspector Fitzgerald was shot in an unprovoked attack.
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