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Field Agent

Albert Paul

Iowa Board of Parole — Des Moines, IA

Accident

End of Watch February 5, 1938

Age 65

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Field Agent Albert Paul was killed in a single vehicle crash on Highway 6, approximately 10 miles west of Albuquerque, New Mexico, as he and another agent returned a parolee to Iowa from California.

One of the vehicle's tires blew out, causing it to go out of control and overturn. Agent Paul was thrown from the vehicle and sustained fatal injuries. The prisoner remained and rendered aide to the agents. The prisoner even gathered Agent Paul's revolver and personal belongings and gave them to the other agent for safekeeping.

Agent Paul had served with the Iowa Board of Parole for five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Field Agent Paul gave the Iowa Board of Parole 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Des Moines community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Field Agent Paul.

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

Agency

Department Iowa Board of Parole

Location Des Moines, IA

Platform Identity ibp.polk.ia.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 5, 1938

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 65

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Field Agent Albert Paul 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 IA, 71 of 226 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.4 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

Iowa Board of Parole

of 1 officers

100% Accident

IA — Statewide

of 226 officers

31.4% 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. Albert Paul'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 Albert Paul Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service