Raymond Endicott

Joplin Police Department — Joplin, MO

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch October 8, 1949

Age 31

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 20

Incident

Patrolman Raymond Endicott succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when he lost control of his motorcycle and was thrown to the ground at 11th Street and Rangeline Road. Investigators believe that his front wheel locked up when he applied the brakes. He was riding the police motorcycle due to one of the regular motor officers being on sick leave. Patrolman Endicott was a WWII veteran and had served with the Joplin Police Department for approximately four years. He had originally joined the department but had a break in service for WWII and again when he resigned as a sergeant to work in construction. He had rejoined the department as a patrolman one year before his death.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, and mother.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

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.
Patrolman Endicott gave the Joplin Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Joplin community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Joplin Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Joplin, Jasper County, MO

Platform Identity jpd.jasper.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 8, 1949

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Raymond Endicott served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Patrolman Raymond Endicott 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 MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Joplin Police Department, 4 of 21 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19% of this agency's fallen.

Joplin Police Department

of 21 officers

19% Accident

MO — Statewide

237

of 813 officers

29.2% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident