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Harry Passmore Cloud
Incident
Patrolman Harry Cloud was struck by a vehicle and killed while walking next to a toll booth on the Delaware side of the Delaware Memorial Bridge. He had just finished setting cones to divert traffic into toll lanes when he was hit by a car and thrown about 40 feet. He was treated at the scene by a doctor and was pronounced dead on arrival at the Delaware Hospital. Troopers measured 73 feet of skid marks at the scene of the accident and estimated the vehicle had hit him at 40 miles per hour in the 25 miles per hour zone. The driver was charged with manslaughter. Patrolman Cloud was a veteran of WWII, having seen combat duty in England and France with the 444th Anti-Aircraft Artillery.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, parents, four sisters, three brothers, and a half-brother.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Cloud gave the Delaware River and Bay Authority Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the New Castle community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Harry Passmore Cloud served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Accident
Delaware River and Bay Authority Police Department has lost 2 officers; 2 of them lost to accidents.
Harry is one of 19 officers lost to accidents in DE, 37.3% of the 51 remembered there.
Harry is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Harry is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1955, 1 officer in DE was lost to accidents, the 5th heaviest of 15 years on record. The heaviest was 1926, with 2.
In 1955, 67 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 59th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1955, 74 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 68th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Harry was 30. Of the 19 lost to accidents in DE whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 36.5; the middle age was 31. Harry had served 1.6 years; the middle length of service was 4 years.
Harry was 30. 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. Harry had served 1.6 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Harry was 30. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Harry had served 1.6 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
July holds 10.5% of these deaths in DE; November holds the most, 15.8%. Saturdays: 15.8%.
July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 14.9%.
July holds 8.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Saturdays: 14.7%.
How
Accident deaths account for 100% of all 2 deaths at Delaware River and Bay Authority Police Department.
Accident deaths account for 37.3% of all 51 deaths in DE, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Delaware River and Bay Authority Police Department has 2 officers remembered here, Harry among them.
Where
Military Service
Harry Passmore Cloud served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 43-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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