Allen Henry Bennett Jeffreys
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Trooper

Allen Henry Bennett Jeffreys

West Virginia State Police — South Charleston, WV
Felonious
End of Watch July 16, 1939
The Vigil Panel 76 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Jeffreys was killed when his police motorcycle was struck by a hit-and-run driver at the Bush Creek Bridge in Princeton, Mercer County.

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NW-KM1P-HTPQ-D earlier record number BO-US-WV-4DF4EB66
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Jeffreys served with the West Virginia State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of West Virginia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Jeffreys.

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

Agency

Type State Police
Location South Charleston, Kanawha County, WV
Platform Identity wvsp.wv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 16, 1939
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Allen is one of 15,741 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.2% 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 1939, 82 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 79th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 15.2%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.2% of all 27,543 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 4.9% of these deaths.

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His people

West Virginia State Police has 42 officers remembered here, Allen among them.

Trooper Allen Henry Bennett Jeffreys

West Virginia State Police · End of Watch July 16, 1939

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 61-W

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