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Patrol Officer

John Edwin Hollingsworth

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service — Washington, DC
Accident
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End of Watch October 20, 1984
Age 37
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Gender Male
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Incident

Patrol Officer John Hollingsworth and Pilot Morley Miller were killed in a helicopter crash approximately 1/2-mile west of Fort Stockton, Texas, while on a patrol flight at 12:11 pm. The helicopter was heading south from Fort Stockton when the helicopter started backfiring. Pilot Miller maneuvered the chopper over a field away from the manufacturing plant and people. He had gained control when the helicopter shot up in the air and then came straight down. The tail landed first and burst into flames. Two state troopers and a citizen tried to pull the officers out of the wreckage, but it was too late. Pilot Miller was credited with saving the lives of the plant workers.

Survivors

Officer Hollingsworth was survived by his daughter and mother.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrol Officer Hollingsworth served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Officer Hollingsworth.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service
Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdtuscsfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 20, 1984
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

John is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1984, 82 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 23rd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

John was 37. 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.

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When

October holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 14.9%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service has 94 officers remembered here, John among them.

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Where

Patrol Officer John Edwin Hollingsworth

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service · End of Watch October 20, 1984

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 8-W

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