Joseph A. Pol
Agency patch
Sergeant

Joseph A. Pol

Accident
End of Watch November 27, 1965
Age 52
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
Badge 139
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Joseph Pol was killed in an automobile accident near Louisville at 1:45 am. Sergeant Pol had been with the agency for 15 years and was assigned to Troop K Biloxi. He was assigned to Troop D.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three sons.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-MS-BE590A63
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Pol gave the Mississippi Department of Public Safety 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Mississippi. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Pol.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Jackson, MS
Platform Identity mdpsmhp.ms.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 27, 1965
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
Age 52
Badge Number 139
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Joseph A. Pol 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 MS, 89 of 350 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25.4% of this state's fallen. That is 25.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol, 17 of 28 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60.7% of this agency's fallen.

Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol
17
of 28 officers
60.7% Accident
MS — Statewide
89
of 350 officers
25.4% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph A. Pol's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Joseph A. Pol Compares

Age at Death
52
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
15
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph A. Pol is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897