Frank David Mayrose
Incident
Night Watchman David Mayrose was struck and killed by a freight train at the Marion Street crossing in Canton, Ohio.
It is believed he was watching a switch engine and did not see the eastbound freight train. He was found approximately 10 feet from the tracks several minutes after the train passed. He was taken to a nearby doctor's office where he passed away approximately three hours later.
Watchman Mayrose was a widower.
Frank, On today, the 110th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice as a Law Enforcement Officer.
R.I.P. USBP
Anonymous United States Border Patrol November 13th, 2022
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Night Watchman Mayrose served with the Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphpia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Night Watchman Mayrose.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Night Watchman Frank David Mayrose is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 33.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department, 22 of 36 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 61.1% of this agency's fallen.
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