Jeremiah O'Connor
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Sergeant

Jeremiah O'Connor

Felonious
End of Watch December 27, 1931
Age 63
Tour of Duty 37 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant O'Connor and Officer George Moran succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile crash on December 26th, 1931. Their patrol car was struck by a truck at the intersection of Robert Avenue and Michigan Avenue and pushed into a streetcar that was picking up passengers. The patrol car burst into flames as bystanders attempted to rescue the officers. Both officers were transported to a local hospital in serious condition. The driver of the car that caused the collision was placed under arrest for being intoxicated. Sergeant O'Connor had served with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department for 37 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and eight children.

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37 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant O'Connor gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 37 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant O'Connor.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location St. Louis, City of Saint Louis, MO
Platform Identity stlopd.saintlouis.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 27, 1931
Tour of Duty 37 yrs
Age 63
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Jeremiah is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% 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 1931, 221 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 5th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Jeremiah was 63. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Jeremiah had served 37 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Sundays: 15.2%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 4.9% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Jeremiah among them.

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Where

Sergeant Jeremiah O'Connor

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department · End of Watch December 27, 1931

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 15-E

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