Private

Emmett White

Texas Rangers — Austin, TX
Accident
End of Watch August 8, 1933
Age 36
Tour of Duty 8 mo
The Vigil Panel 66 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Private White was struck and killed by an oil truck on the Kilgore-Henderson Highway in Rusk County.

Private White and two Rusk County deputies had been conducting an investigation and were returning to Henderson, when they stopped to speak with two men sitting in a car on the side of the highway. As the officers and men were standing outside of the vehicles, an oil truck came over a hill and struck Private White and one of the civilians, killing both men.

Private White had been appointed a Texas Ranger only 8 months earlier and was assigned to Company C.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and four children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Private White served with the Texas Rangers.
Thank you for your service to the Austin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Private White.

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

Agency

Department Texas Rangers
Type Other
Location Austin, Travis County, TX
Platform Identity tr.travis.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 8, 1933
Tour of Duty 8 mo
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Emmett is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1933, 77 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 31st heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Emmett was 36. 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. Emmett had served 0.7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Texas Rangers has at least 120 officers remembered here, Emmett among them.

Across the years

Private Emmett White

Texas Rangers · End of Watch August 8, 1933

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 33-W

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