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Trooper

Philip B. Lowd

Oregon State Police — Salem, OR

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch June 24, 1952

Age 54

Tour of Duty 27 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Trooper Philip Lowd was shot and killed when he and two other officers responded to the home of a man who had shot at a United States Forest Service survey crew in the Union Creek area of Jackson County. As the troopers approached the cabin the suspect fired at them and then fled into the woods. When the troopers began looking for him the man opened fire and fatally wounded Trooper Lowd. The suspect remained at large until being apprehended four days later. He was convicted of second degree murder and subsequently sent to the Oregon State Hospital, where he died in 1967. Trooper Lowd was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWI. He had served with the Oregon State Police for 20 years and had previously served with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office and as a patrolman with the State Forest Service for an additional seven years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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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.
Trooper Lowd gave the Oregon State Police 27 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Oregon, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Oregon State Police

Type State Police

Location Salem, Marion County, OR

Platform Identity osp.or.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 24, 1952

Tour of Duty 27 yrs

Age 54

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Military Service

Philip B. Lowd served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Felonious

Philip is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% 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 1952, 71 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 100th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States

Who

Philip was 54. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Philip had served 27 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death

Where he stood among them

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When

June holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

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