Arthur M. Hurst
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Corporal

Arthur M. Hurst

West Virginia State Police — South Charleston, WV
Accident
End of Watch June 17, 1949
Tour of Duty 13 yrs 6 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Corporal Hurst drowned during a flash flood in Grant County, West Virginia. He had served with the agency for 13.5 years.

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Permanent identifier
BO-US-WV-EC472BA0
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Hurst gave the West Virginia State Police 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of West Virginia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Hurst.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch June 17, 1949
Tour of Duty 13 yrs 6 mo
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Corporal Arthur M. Hurst is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In WV, 54 of 232 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.3% of this state's fallen. That is 23.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At West Virginia State Police, 20 of 42 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.6% of this agency's fallen.

West Virginia State Police
20
of 42 officers
47.6% Accident
WV — Statewide
54
of 232 officers
23.3% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arthur M. Hurst's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Arthur M. Hurst Compares

Years of Service
13.5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur M. Hurst is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897