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James Thomas Sakofsky
Incident
Military Police Officer James Sakofsky was killed in an automobile crash while on patrol during a peacekeeping deployment to Kosovo.
His patrol vehicle flipped over while it was attempting to negotiate a curve. Officer Sakofsky's partner was critically injured in the accident.
Officer Sakofsky had served with the United States Army Military Police Corps for four years and had been awarded the Kosovo Campaign Medal and the Kosovo NATO Service Medal. He was also awarded the Meritorious Service Medal posthumously; he had previously served as an EMT for the North Brunswick First Aid and Rescue Squad for six years.
Survivors
Survivors include his wife.
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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.
Military Police Officer Sakofsky gave the United States Army Military Police Corps 4 years.
Thank you for your service. 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
James Thomas Sakofsky served in the U.S. Army (1995â2001) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Accident
United States Army Military Police Corps has lost 65 officers; 39 of them lost to accidents.
James is one of 242 officers lost to accidents in MO, 29.2% of the 829 remembered there.
James is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.
James 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 2001, 1 officer at United States Army Military Police Corps was lost to accidents, the 7th heaviest of 31 years on record. The heaviest was 1943, with 3.
In 2001, 5 officers in MO were lost to accidents, the 3rd heaviest of 112 years on record. The heaviest was 1923, with 8.
In 2001, 77 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 31st heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 2001, 89 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 39th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
James was 23. Of the 39 lost to accidents at United States Army Military Police Corps whose age is recorded, half were between 20 and 24; the middle age was 22. James had served 4 years; the middle length of service was 1 years.
James was 23. Of the 226 lost to accidents in MO whose age is recorded, half were between 26 and 42; the middle age was 33. James had served 4 years; the middle length of service was 5 years.
James was 23. 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. James had served 4 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
James was 23. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. James had served 4 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
June holds 10.3% of these deaths at United States Army Military Police Corps; August holds the most, 23.1%. Fridays: 7.7%.
June holds 9.9% of these deaths in MO; August holds the most, 12.8%. Fridays: 17.4%.
June holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 15.1%.
June holds 7.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Fridays: 15%.
How
Accident deaths account for 60% of all 65 deaths at United States Army Military Police Corps, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.2% of all 829 deaths in MO, 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
United States Army Military Police Corps has 65 officers remembered here, James among them.
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John Patrick Boyle Sep 14, 1918
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Charles J. Miller Sep 30, 1918
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Caldwell Oakes Jan 3, 1923
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George Ray Ratliff
Nov 14, 1936
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Odus E. Beeler
Oct 7, 1939
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Elwyn L. Hargrave
Aug 6, 1941
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Harvey Earl Smith
Mar 4, 1942
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Manie Welford Strouth
Apr 2, 1942
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August John Essman
Nov 29, 1942
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Jack White
Dec 2, 1942
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Bernard Paul Schindler
Mar 10, 1943
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Romie Ethridge Lindsey
Jun 9, 1943
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Thomas Laurence Henry Jul 20, 1943
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James T. Wright
Aug 25, 1943
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Laurier Emile Fournier
Oct 11, 1943
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Milton H. Rehe
Oct 19, 1943
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Paul John Wolfe Feb 19, 1944
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Kenneth Lewis Jacobs
Jul 8, 1944
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Paul Philip Musick
Jul 2, 1945
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Ellsworth M. Cummings, Jr.
Oct 1, 1945
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Bennie Back
Nov 10, 1945
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Joseph Ephraim Strickler
Dec 25, 1945
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Perry Jackson Clements
Apr 14, 1946
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Orville C. DePew Aug 5, 1946
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Louis Edward Stiger Jul 9, 1947
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Elmer H. McGrew
Apr 18, 1948
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Frederick I. Ayoob Jan 31, 1949
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David Leroy Dexter Feb 4, 1951
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Richard L. Straits Feb 19, 1951
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Bernard Geller
Jul 28, 1953
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Andy Chacon Leon
Aug 19, 1953
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Milton R. Tucker
Aug 16, 1955
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Edward Donald Molina Nov 13, 1955
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Jack Edward Martin Jan 28, 1960
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Leon Terry
Jun 13, 1962
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Robert J. McKenna
Feb 22, 1966
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Gerald Morton Binder Aug 25, 1966
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Larry Gene Leming
Mar 21, 1968
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James Herbert Workman
Jun 30, 1969
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Eugene Thomas Cox
Jun 30, 1969
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Alfred Eugene Campagne
Jul 6, 1969
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James J. Hemza, Jr. May 13, 1970
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Kenneth Wayne McCord
Nov 22, 1970
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Dexter Carleton Krulis
Apr 22, 1971
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Jerry Eugene Tew
Oct 29, 1971
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James Presley Boyd, Jr.
Oct 31, 1973
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Willie Earl Sneed
Nov 22, 1973
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Gregory Lee Mathews
Jan 23, 1974
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Joel Leon Dansby
Nov 8, 1974
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William Verl Rowe Aug 22, 1975
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Frederick Dale Greene
Dec 6, 1975
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Bruce Shepherd Bardliving
Aug 10, 1976
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Robert Bruce Lambert
Oct 16, 1976
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Dale Allen Wenburg
Jun 19, 1977
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Marvin Robert Owen
Aug 19, 1978
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Larry Dean Maxey Aug 28, 1979
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Anthony Joseph Atwell
Oct 6, 1981
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Kimberly Ann Storm
Jun 3, 1986
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Randall J. Harris
Jun 13, 1987
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Tatiana Khaghani-Dees
Jan 7, 1991
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Tekoa Lurray Brown
May 10, 1999
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Jeanne M. Balcombe
Aug 21, 1999
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Brian Thomas Gleason
Aug 9, 2000
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James Thomas Sakofsky
Jun 1, 2001
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James Dennis McNaughton
Aug 2, 2005
Where
Military Service
James Thomas Sakofsky served in the U.S. Army (1995–2001) before joining law enforcement.
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Laid to Rest
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 32-E
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