Roll of Honor
James Monroe Butler
Incident
Guard James Butler was struck and killed by a train while supervising a prison work crew working on the Missouri Pacific Railroad tracks in Fort Worth, Texas.
A train engineer operating one of the trains backed an engine up too rapidly, striking several railroad cars, causing them to derail. One of the derailing cars struck Guard Butler, causing major injuries.
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- September 9, 2026
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144 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Guard Butler gave the Texas Department of Criminal Justice 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Huntsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Guard James Monroe Butler is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,787 officers honored here.
In TX, 657 of 2,422 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, 32 of 124 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Monroe Butler's cause is highlighted.
How James Monroe Butler Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Monroe Butler is highlighted in May.
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