Roll of Honor
James Tillman Moye
Incident
Location: Georgia Incident Date: Sunday, August 30, 1931 Weapon: Gun; Unknown type Offender: Not available
Special Agent James Moye succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained three days earlier while investigating robberies from the railroad in Esom Hill, Polk County, Georgia.
Agent Moye had confronted two suspects in the railroad depot in Esom Hill and ordered them to put their hands up. The suspects instead opened fire, striking Agent Moye in the abdomen. He was taken to a hospital in Cedartown where he succumbed to his wounds three days later.
Agent Moye had served with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad Police for seven years and had previously served as a police officer for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three daughters and five sons.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Moye gave the Seaboard Air Line Railroad Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Norfolk community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Moye.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent James Tillman Moye 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 VA, 395 of 654 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Seaboard Air Line Railroad Police Department, 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Tillman Moye's cause is highlighted.
How James Tillman Moye Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. James Tillman Moye was killed by gun; unknown type.
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