Incident
Died while on foot patrol.
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144 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sergeant Barson served with the Berkshire County Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Joseph Barson is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In ENG, 719 of 2,827 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 25.4% of this state's fallen. That is 25.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Berkshire County Constabulary, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph Barson's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph Barson Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Barson is highlighted in Sep.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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