Joseph Partee Marshall
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Patrolman

Joseph Partee Marshall

Windcrest Police Department — Windcrest, TX
Accident Veteran
End of Watch January 26, 1982
Age 26
Tour of Duty 11 mo
Badge 4115
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Joseph Marshall was killed in a motorcycle accident while escorting a funeral procession to the Fort Sam Houston Nation Cemetery. Patrolman Marshall's motorcycle collided with another vehicle as Officer Marshall traveled northbound at the 1500 block of Harry Wurzbach. He was transported to a local area hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries the following day. Patrolman Marshall was a United States Air Force veteran and had served with the Windcrest Police Department for 11 months.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents and sisters.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-TX-DB700F0D
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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.
Patrolman Marshall served with the Windcrest Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Windcrest community, 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 Windcrest, TX
Platform Identity wpd.bexar.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 26, 1982
Tour of Duty 11 mo
Age 26
Badge Number 4115
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Joseph Partee Marshall served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman Joseph Partee Marshall 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 Windcrest Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Windcrest Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% 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. Joseph Partee Marshall'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 Joseph Partee Marshall Compares

Age at End of Watch
26
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.9
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Partee Marshall is highlighted in Jan.

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

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