Lawrence W. Claycomb
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Patrolman

Lawrence W. Claycomb

Louisville Police Department — Louisville, KY
Accident
End of Watch January 28, 1937
Age 31
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Lawrence Claycomb was killed when his patrol car was struck by an Army truck which had gone over an embankment at Peterson Avenue and Grinstead Drive at 10:00 pm. He had been with the agency for eight years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Claycomb gave the Louisville Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Louisville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Claycomb.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Platform Identity lpd.jefferson.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 28, 1937
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Lawrence is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1937, 95 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 10th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Lawrence was 31. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Lawrence had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Louisville Police Department has 91 officers remembered here, Lawrence among them.

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Where

Patrolman Lawrence W. Claycomb

Louisville Police Department · End of Watch January 28, 1937

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 61-E

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