Virgil Arthur McGee

Texas and Pacific Railroad Police Department — Fort Worth, TX

Accident

End of Watch July 5, 1916

Age 33

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Special Officer Virgil McGee was struck and killed by an eastbound passenger train at Elm Creek Bridge, about two and one-half miles west of Abilene, Texas.

He had been assigned to guard the bridge as part of the military's efforts to protect troop movements toward the Mexican border.

Thank you for your service and please know that no passage of time will ever erase your sacrifice. Rest In Peace always.

Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo Delaware State Police (Retired) July 5th, 2020

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Officer McGee served with the Texas and Pacific Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Officer McGee.

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

Agency

Department Texas and Pacific Railroad Police Department

Location Fort Worth, TX

Platform Identity tprpd.rr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 5, 1916

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Special Officer Virgil Arthur McGee is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Texas and Pacific Railroad Police Department, 4 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Texas and Pacific Railroad Police Department

of 6 officers

66.7% Accident

TX — Statewide

653

of 2,421 officers

27% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident