Joseph G. Conroy
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Officer

Joseph G. Conroy

San Francisco Police Department — San Francisco, CA
Accident
End of Watch November 5, 1923
Age 30
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Joseph Conroy was struck by a vehicle and killed while directing traffic away from a fire at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Geary Street in San Francisco. The driver was acquitted of manslaughter. Officer Conroy had served with the San Francisco Police Department for less than a year. He was survived by his wife, infant daughter, and five brothers. Three of his brothers also served with the San Francisco Police Department.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, infant daughter, and five brothers.

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You barely got started.
Officer Conroy gave the San Francisco Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the San Francisco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Conroy.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location San Francisco, CA
Platform Identity sfpd.sf.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 5, 1923
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Joseph is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1923, 77 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 31st heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Joseph was 30. 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. Joseph had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

November holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Mondays: 13.4%.

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How

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

Every cause
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His people

San Francisco Police Department has 106 officers remembered here, Joseph among them.

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Where

Officer Joseph G. Conroy

San Francisco Police Department · End of Watch November 5, 1923

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 15-W

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