Roll of Honor
Philip Dryer Strobridge
Incident
Patrol Inspector Philip Strobridge succumbed to injuries received in an automobile crash on the Inland Highway (modern-day Route 76) three miles north of Vista, California. He and three other inspectors were returning to San Diego on March 2, 1933, following a court appearance in Los Angeles when the crash occurred. Inspector Strobridge was transported to the Naval Hospital in San Diego where he succumbed to his injuries five days later. Inspector Strobridge had served with the United States Border Patrol for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, parents, and brother.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrol Inspector Strobridge gave the United States Department of Labor 2 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Inspector Strobridge.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrol Inspector Philip Dryer Strobridge is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,586 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 Labor - Immigration Service - United States Border Patrol, 8 of 28 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Philip Dryer Strobridge's cause is highlighted.
How Philip Dryer Strobridge Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Philip Dryer Strobridge is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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