Harold D. Boyer
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Patrolman

Harold D. Boyer

Louisville Police Department — Louisville, KY
Accident
End of Watch January 31, 1931
Age 27
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Harold Boyer was killed in an automobile crash in the 2100 block of South 3rd Street at the entrance to the University of Louisville. Patrolman Boyer had served with the Louisville Police Department for six years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two daughters, and mother.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Boyer gave the Louisville Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Louisville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Boyer.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Platform Identity lpd.jefferson.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 31, 1931
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

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

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1931, 100 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 6th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Harold was 27. 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. Harold had served 6 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

January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

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

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Louisville Police Department has 91 officers remembered here, Harold among them.

Across the years
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Where

Patrolman Harold D. Boyer

Louisville Police Department · End of Watch January 31, 1931

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 56-W

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