Roll of Honor
William F. Hillen
Incident
Location: New York Incident Date: Monday, February 20, 1922
Detective William Hillen succumbed to head injuries sustained on February 20th, 1922, when he fell from a freight train the railyards at Niagara Falls, New York.
He suffered a fractured skull as a result of the fall. He was taken to the Homeopathic Hospital, in Buffalo, where he died on February 24th, 1922.
Detective Hillen was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI.
Det. Hillen, On today, the 100th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just as a Law Enforcement Officer but for our Country as well when you served with the U.S. Army as a member of the 304th Tank Brigade which the 345th Tank Battalion was a part of fighting the Germans in Europe during World War I.
R.I.P. USBP
Anonymous United States Border Patrol February 24th, 2022
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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.
Detective Hillen served with the New York Central Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New York community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Military Service
William F. Hillen served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Detective William F. Hillen is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 30 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At New York Central Railroad Police Department, 6 of 14 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William F. Hillen's cause is highlighted.
How William F. Hillen Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William F. Hillen is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
Military Service
William F. Hillen served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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