Paul F. George
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Officer

Paul F. George

Accident
End of Watch June 4, 1974
Age 22
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Badge X41
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Paul George and Officer Scotty McGregor were killed when their helicopter crashed into Carquinez Strait near Crockett, California. The helicopter, piloted by Officer McGregor, struck an electric power line shortly after takeoff from Buchanan Field in Concord. The officers were on routine patrol and were heading towards Point Pinole Regional Park when the accident occurred.

Survivors

He was survived by his mother, sister, brother, and fiancée.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-CA-04228C35
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August 2, 2026
Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Officer George gave the East Bay Regional Park District Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Castro Valley community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer George.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Castro Valley, CA
Platform Identity ebrpdpd.alameda.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 4, 1974
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 22
Badge Number X41
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Paul F. George 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 39.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At East Bay Regional Park District Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

East Bay Regional Park District Police Department
2
of 2 officers
100% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% 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. Paul F. George's cause is highlighted.

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

How Paul F. George Compares

Age at Death
22
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Paul F. George is highlighted in Jun.

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

Incident Location

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