Milo John Kennedy

United States Department of the Interior - United States Park Police — Washington, DC

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch August 7, 1932

Age 28

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Laid to Rest Department 12

Incident

Private Milo Kennedy was killed after being attacked by a mob. He was on foot patrol at Logan Circle in Washington, DC, when he was attacked by a mob of up to 21 people and was beaten to death. Nine suspects were indicted for his murder. Of those nine, three were never apprehended, three were acquitted, and the other three were sentenced to death. All three were executed by electrocution in the District Jail on January 12, 1934. Private Kennedy had served with the United States Park Police for five years and had previously served as a private first class in the United States Marine Corps. He is buried in section WH EN, Site 22175H of Arlington National Cemetery.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Private Kennedy gave the United States Department of the Interior 5 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of the Interior - United States Park Police

Type Federal Agency

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usdiusppd.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 7, 1932

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 28

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Person

Laid to Rest Arlington National Cemetery · August 10, 1932

Military Service

Milo John Kennedy served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

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Private Milo John Kennedy is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 53.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At United States Department of the Interior - United States Park Police, 4 of 13 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 30.8% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Interior - United States Park Police

of 13 officers

30.8% Felonious

DC — Statewide

754

of 1,419 officers

53.1% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious