Roll of Honor
Patrick Joseph Black
Incident
Location: New Jersey Incident Date: Monday, August 30, 1943 Weapon: Automobile; Commercial Offender: Charged with manslaughter
Customs Officer Patrick Black was struck and killed by a freight tractor on Pier 8 in Hoboken, New Jersey. He was transported to St. Mary's Hospital, where he died the next day.
The driver was charged with manslaughter.
Officer Black was a veteran of the British Army who immigrated to the United States after service. He had served with the United States Customs for at least thirteen years.
Officer Black was a veteran of the British Army who immigrated to the United States after service. He had served with the United States Customs for at least thirteen years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and daughter.
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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.
Customs Officer Black gave the United States Department of the Treasury 13 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Patrick Joseph Black served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Customs Officer Patrick Joseph Black 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 Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, 44 of 94 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 46.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Patrick Joseph Black's cause is highlighted.
How Patrick Joseph Black Compares
Offender Outcome
Charged with manslaughter
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Patrick Joseph Black is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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