Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman R. Craig drowned in the Mississippi River after falling through a hole in the Texas and Pacific Railroad wharf at the head of Terpsichore Street in New Orleans, Louisiana.
He had been stationed on the wharf and was preparing to get off duty at about 6:30 am when he fell through the hole. It is not known if his body was ever recovered.
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- July 23, 2026
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142 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Craig served with the New Orleans Harbor Protection Police.
Thank you for your service to the New Orleans community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman R. Craig 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 LA, 180 of 595 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At New Orleans Harbor Protection Police, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. R. Craig's cause is highlighted.
How R. Craig Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. R. Craig is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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