Albert Bernard Fredrickson
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Officer

Albert Bernard Fredrickson

Galveston Police Department — Galveston, TX
Accident
End of Watch June 2, 1933
Age 29
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Badge 246
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Albert Fredrickson was killed in a motorcycle accident at Seawall and 15th Street while responding to a report of an overturned vehicle. His motorcycle collided with a parked trailer. Officer Fredrickson had served with the Galveston Police Department for six years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and child.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-TX-B6152E12
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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Fredrickson gave the Galveston Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Galveston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Fredrickson.

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

Agency

Location Galveston, TX
Platform Identity gpd.galveston.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 2, 1933
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 29
Badge Number 246
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Albert Bernard Fredrickson 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Galveston Police Department, 9 of 19 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.4% of this agency's fallen.

Galveston Police Department
9
of 19 officers
47.4% Accident
TX — Statewide
653
of 2,421 officers
27% 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. Albert Bernard Fredrickson'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 Albert Bernard Fredrickson Compares

Age at End of Watch
29
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
6
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Albert Bernard Fredrickson is highlighted in Jun.

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