Roll of Honor
George Domingo Joyce, Jr.
Incident
Location: Hawaii Incident Date: Wednesday, January 19, 1949 Weapon: Edged weapon; Knife Offender: Deported to China
Security Officer George Joyce was stabbed to death by an illegal alien detainee at the Immigration Station on Ala Moana Boulevard in Honolulu, Hawaii.
He was delivering the detainees breakfast tray and was attacked when the cell door was opened. The detainee, who was detained after refusing to submit to Cholera testing after arriving from China, stabbed him in the neck several times, severing his jugular. A jail matron and another detainee assisted in subduing the subject and called for help.
Officer Joyce slipped into a coma and died of his wounds five days later.
The subject who stabbed him was determined to be insane and subsequently deported to his native China.
Officer Joyce was a veteran of WWI and had served as a security officer with the Immigration and Naturalization Service for only one month.
Survivors
He was survived by his son, three brothers, and one sister.
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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.
Security Officer Joyce served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
George Domingo Joyce, Jr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Security Officer George Domingo Joyce, Jr. is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - Detention and Deportation, 1 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Domingo Joyce, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How George Domingo Joyce, Jr. Compares
Offender Outcome
Deported to China
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. George Domingo Joyce, Jr. is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. George Domingo Joyce, Jr. was killed by edged weapon; knife.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
5 officers from United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - Detention and Deportation are honored on badge.nw.
