Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Devitt was injured on August 21, 1931 when a vehicle struck his motorcycle while parked on the side of Route 5 in Canastota. Trooper Devitt's leg was fractured and a motorcycle spoke pierced his leg. He developed Bright's disease as a result of his injury and died on February 19, 1937. Trooper Devitt had served with the agency for 7 years.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Devitt gave the New York State Police 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New York. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Devitt.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Kenneth N. Devitt is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NY, 629 of 2,147 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 29.3% of this state's fallen. That is 20.2 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
At New York State Police, 41 of 171 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 24% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kenneth N. Devitt's cause is highlighted.
How Kenneth N. Devitt Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Kenneth N. Devitt is highlighted in Feb.
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