John Ivar Jackson
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Patrolman

John Ivar Jackson

Boston Police Department — Roxbury Crossing, MA
Veteran → Accident
End of Watch September 4, 1929
Age 37
Tour of Duty 11 mo
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman John Jackson was struck and killed by a car moments after stepping off a streetcar while walking his beat in West Roxbury. The collision caused him to be thrown into the windshield of the car and then onto the pavement. He suffered a fractured skull as a result of the impact. A passing motorist stopped and transported Patrolman Jackson to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Patrolman Jackson was a WWI veteran who served with the Boston Police Department for 11 months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, 8-year-old son, and 1-year-old daughter.

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Tributes

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.
Patrolman Jackson served with the Boston Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Roxbury Crossing community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Roxbury Crossing, Suffolk County, MA
Platform Identity bpd.suffolk.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 4, 1929
Tour of Duty 11 mo
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

John Ivar Jackson served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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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 1929, 118 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, more than in any other year.

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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. John had served 0.9 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

September holds 9.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.

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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

Boston Police Department has 106 officers remembered here, John among them.

Across the years

Patrolman John Ivar Jackson

Boston Police Department · End of Watch September 4, 1929

Military Service

John Ivar Jackson served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Where the Name Is Cut

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