Mike N. Pearson
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Patrolman

Mike N. Pearson

Kansas City Police Department — Kansas City, MO
Veteran → Accident
End of Watch February 22, 1954
Age 33
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Pearson was injured when his patrol car struck another patrol car. Both cars were racing to an emergency call when the accident occurred. Patrolman Pearson died four months later from his injuries. Patrolman Pearson joined the agency in 1942, but took a leave in 1943 and joined the United States Army during World War II. He returned to the department in 1945.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and child.

In Our Keeping

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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 Pearson gave the Kansas City Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City 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 Kansas City, Cass County, MO
Platform Identity kcpd.jackson.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 22, 1954
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Mike N. Pearson served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Accident

Mike 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 1954, 69 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 51st heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Mike was 33. 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. Mike had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

February holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.4%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

Kansas City Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Mike among them.

Across the years

Patrolman Mike N. Pearson

Kansas City Police Department · End of Watch February 22, 1954

Military Service

Mike N. Pearson served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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His full service record — units, decorations, where he served — is kept on salute.nw.

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 59-W

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