Robert V. Myers
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Private

Robert V. Myers

Pennsylvania State Police — Harrisburg, PA
Accident Veteran
End of Watch March 28, 1913
Age 22
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 1 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Private Robert Myers was shot and accidentally shot and killed by another officer while patrolling a flooded district at Sharon to prevent possible looting. Private Myers was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Pennsylvania State Police for 13 months and was assigned to Troop D, Butler.

Survivors

He was survived by his grandfather.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-PA-EC5DE203
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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 Myers gave the Pennsylvania State Police 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Pennsylvania, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Location Harrisburg, PA
Platform Identity pasp.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 28, 1913
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 1 mo
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Robert V. Myers served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Private Robert V. Myers 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 PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Pennsylvania State Police, 42 of 87 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.3% of this agency's fallen.

Pennsylvania State Police
42
of 87 officers
48.3% Accident
PA — Statewide
417
of 1,261 officers
33.1% 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. Robert V. Myers'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 Robert V. Myers Compares

Age at End of Watch
22
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1.1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert V. Myers is highlighted in Mar.

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