Roll of Honor
Joseph J. Kucera, Jr.
Incident
Location: Illinois Incident Date: Sunday, March 10, 1929 Weapon: Person Offender: Not available
Special Agent Joseph Kucera succumbed to injuries suffered seven weeks earlier when he was thrown from a Michigan Central Railroad freight car near East 14th Street in Chicago, Illinois.
He was attempting to eject three men from a railroad car when they attacked him and threw him from the train.
Agent Kucera was survived by his wife.
Survivors
Agent Kucera was survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Kucera served with the Illinois Central Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Kucera.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent Joseph J. Kucera, Jr. is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In IL, 842 of 1,318 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.9% of this state's fallen. That is 9.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Illinois Central Railroad Police Department, 10 of 12 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph J. Kucera, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Joseph J. Kucera, Jr. Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph J. Kucera, Jr. is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Joseph J. Kucera, Jr. was killed by person.
Incident Location
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