Bertram Beech

Pennsylvania State Police — Harrisburg, PA

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch December 10, 1925

Age 28

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 7 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 86

Incident

Private Bertram Beech was killed when his patrol car was struck by a train at the McCoytown crossing in Mercer County. Private Bertram and another trooper were en route to the Butler Barracks from Sharon when they were hit. He was transported to a hospital in Grove City, where he passed away. Private Beech was a U.S Army veteran of WWI and had served with the Pennsylvania State Police for 20 months.

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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.
Private Beech gave the Pennsylvania State Police 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania State Police

Type State Police

Location Harrisburg, PA

Platform Identity pasp.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 10, 1925

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 7 mo

Age 28

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Bertram Beech served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Private Bertram Beech 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 PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 33.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Pennsylvania State Police, 42 of 87 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.3% of this agency's fallen.

Pennsylvania State Police

of 87 officers

48.3% Accident

PA — Statewide

417

of 1,261 officers

33.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident