Boss Huffman

St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Police Department — St. Louis, MI

Accident

End of Watch March 12, 1918

Age 32

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Special Agent Boss Huffman was struck and killed by a switch engine in the rail yards near South Greenwood Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at approximately 11:00 pm.

He was crossing the tracks near where the Frisco and Midland Valley railroads crossed when he lost his footing and fell into the path of the switch engine.

Today marks 104 years since your tragic death. Your service and sacrifice have not been forgotten.

God Bless, Brother and continued peaceful rest.

Ptl. Jim Leahy, Jr. Harvard University Police Department March 12th, 2022

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Huffman served with the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Huffman.

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

Agency

Department St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Police Department

Location St. Louis, MI

Platform Identity slsfrpd.rr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 12, 1918

Age 32

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Special Agent Boss Huffman is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Police Department, 2 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Police Department

of 6 officers

33.3% Accident

MI — Statewide

229

of 718 officers

31.9% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident