James Paugh

West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation — Charleston, WV

Accident

End of Watch November 28, 1967

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Correctional Officer James Paugh was killed when his department vehicle was struck head-on by a coal truck several miles from the Huttonsville Correctional Center. Officer Paugh had served with the West Virginia Division of Corrections for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and child.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Paugh gave the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Charleston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Paugh.

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

Agency

Department West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Location Charleston, WV

Platform Identity wvdcrcorr.kanawha.wv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 28, 1967

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Correctional Officer James Paugh 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 WV, 54 of 232 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.3% of this state's fallen. That is 7.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 1 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 14.3% of this agency's fallen.

West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation

of 7 officers

14.3% Accident

WV — Statewide

of 232 officers

23.3% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident