Thomas Blair McNulty
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Private

Thomas Blair McNulty

Accident Veteran
End of Watch December 18, 1943
Age 18
Tour of Duty 3 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Private Thomas McNulty was killed when the police jeep he was a passenger in crashed at Frederick Army Airfield near Frederick, Oklahoma, at approximately 6:45 am.

Both military policemen were on a routine patrol just before sunrise at the Airfield when their jeep struck a ditch and overturned. Both policemen were taken to the Post Hospital on the base, where Private McNulty succumbed to his injuries at 3:30 pm. The other military policeman recovered from his injuries.

His body was shipped to his family in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he was buried in Saint Mary Cemetery.

Private McNulty served with the United States Army Air Force Police for only three months and was attached to the 1092 Ground Squadron.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents and a brother stationed in Arkansas.

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Last updated
July 23, 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.
Private McNulty served with the United States Army Air Force Military Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usaafmp.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 18, 1943
Tour of Duty 3 mo
Age 18
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Thomas Blair McNulty served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Private Thomas Blair McNulty 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 DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At United States Army Air Force Military Police, 3 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

United States Army Air Force Military Police
3
of 4 officers
75% Accident
DC — Statewide
454
of 1,419 officers
32% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Blair McNulty's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Thomas Blair McNulty Compares

Age at End of Watch
18
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Blair McNulty is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location