Herman Paul Marshall

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol — Austin, TX

Accident

End of Watch May 17, 1960

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 95

Incident

Patrolman Marshall was killed in an automobile accident while on duty. He was assigned to Motor Vehicle Inspection in Childress.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Marshall served with the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Marshall.

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

Agency

Department Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol

Type Highway Patrol

Location Austin, TX

Platform Identity tdpsthp.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 17, 1960

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Herman Paul Marshall 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 TX, 657 of 2,422 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, 57 of 96 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 59.4% of this agency's fallen.

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol

of 96 officers

59.4% Accident

TX — Statewide

657

of 2,422 officers

27.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident