Walter Walsh

1907–2014 (age 107)

FBI agent and marksman

Biography

Walter Walsh served as an FBI agent renowned for his marksmanship, capturing notorious racketeers and later competing as an Olympic marksman while helping to train new agents.

He celebrated more than a century of life as one of the bureau's oldest agents, sharing stories of patriotism and discipline, and now lies in honor at Arlington National Cemetery.

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