Herman Paul Marshall

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

Accident

End of Watch May 17, 1960

The Vigil Panel 95 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 94

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: July 23, 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

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 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, 56 of 95 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 58.9% of this agency's fallen.

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol

of 95 officers

58.9% Accident

TX — Statewide

653

of 2,421 officers

27% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident