George Albert Duling

West Virginia State Police — South Charleston, WV

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch August 28, 1921

Age 24

Tour of Duty 4 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 41

Incident

Private George Duling was accidentally shot and killed in Ethel, West Virginia. He was taken to a hospital in Logan where he died one hour after the incident. Various contemporary reports indicate that he was shot accidentally either by a sheriff's deputy or laborer during a period of labor unrest at local mines. Private Duling was a United States Army veteran of World War I and had served with the West Virginia State Police for four 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 Duling served with the West Virginia State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of West Virginia, 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 West Virginia State Police

Type State Police

Location South Charleston, WV

Platform Identity wvsp.wv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 28, 1921

Tour of Duty 4 mo

Age 24

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

George Albert Duling served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Private George Albert Duling is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 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

of 42 officers

47.6% Accident

WV — Statewide

of 232 officers

23.3% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident