Roll of Honor
Charles Thorn
Incident
Motorcycle Policeman Charles Thorn was killed when his motorcycle collided with an automobile at the intersection of 4th Street and Delaware Street.
Policeman Thorn was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI and had served with the New Castle City Police Department for five months. was survived by his parents.
Survivors
was survived by his parents.
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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.
Motorcycle Policeman Thorn served with the New Castle City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New Castle community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Charles Thorn served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Motorcycle Policeman Charles Thorn 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 DE, 19 of 51 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.3% of this state's fallen. That is 37.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
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How Charles Thorn Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
Military Service
Charles Thorn served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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