Herman Ernest Seabright
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Deputy Sheriff

Herman Ernest Seabright

Marshall County Sheriff's Office — Moundsville, WV
Accident
End of Watch November 5, 1944
Age 47
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Seabright was struck and killed by a vehicle on State Route 2 in McMechen, West Virginia.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Seabright served with the Marshall County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Moundsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Seabright.

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

Agency

Location Moundsville, WV
Platform Identity mcso.marshall.wv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 5, 1944
Age 47
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Herman Ernest Seabright 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%.

Marshall County Sheriff's Office
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
WV — Statewide
54
of 232 officers
23.3% 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. Herman Ernest Seabright'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 Herman Ernest Seabright Compares

Age at End of Watch
47
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Herman Ernest Seabright is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897