Roll of Honor
James Edward McDuffie
Incident
Location: Arkansas Incident Date: Friday, May 18, 1923
Special Agent James McDuffie succumbed to injuries sustained on May 18th, 1923, when he was knocked from the top of a train in Lewisville, Arkansas.
The train was passing a water tank he was struck by the tank's spout. He was knocked off of the train and suffered a broken back. He was taken to the railroad's hospital in Texarkana, Texas, where he died on June 6th, 1923.
Special Agent McDuffie was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI and had served in law enforcement for five years.
One of Special McDuffie's brothers, Private Dan McDuffie, was shot and killed in the line duty on July 7th, 1931, while serving with the Texas Rangers.
Survivors
He was survived by two brothers.
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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.
Special Agent McDuffie gave the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
James Edward McDuffie served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Special Agent James Edward McDuffie 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 MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At St. Louis Southwestern Railway Police Department, 3 of 3 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. James Edward McDuffie's cause is highlighted.
How James Edward McDuffie Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Edward McDuffie is highlighted in Jun.
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