Joseph Koning
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Sergeant

Joseph Koning

Accident
End of Watch February 28, 1942
Age 59
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Joseph Koning was struck and killed by a train while patrolling the Erie Railroad yards on Pavonia Avenue in Jersey City, New Jersey.

His body was found underneath a boxcar and both of his legs had been severed above the knees.

Sergeant Koning was survived by his wife and five children.

Survivors

Sergeant Koning was survived by his wife and five children.

In Our Keeping

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NW-MR75-4WVA-F earlier record number BO-US-RR-47FA74EA
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Koning served with the Erie Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Cleveland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Koning.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH
Platform Identity erpd.rr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 28, 1942
Age 59
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Joseph is one of 8,274 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,543 remembered there.

33,910 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1942, 65 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 65th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Joseph was 59. Of the 7,715 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36.

Age at death
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When

February holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,543 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Erie Railroad Police Department has 13 officers remembered here, Joseph among them.

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Where

Sergeant Joseph Koning

Erie Railroad Police Department · End of Watch February 28, 1942

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 46-W

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