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Lieutenant Colonel Harry George succumbed to injuries sustained two months earlier when the Maryland Department of Natural Resources plane crashed near Edgewater, Maryland. The amphibious plane crashed into a heavily wooded area near the intersection of Pike Ridge Road and Central Avenue shortly after takeoff from Lee Airport. He was flown to the University of Maryland Trauma Center in Baltimore, where he remained until succumbing to his injuries. Two other Maryland Department of Natural Resources employees were injured in the accident. Lieutenant Colonel George had served with the Maryland Natural Resources Police for 25 years and was the chief of the agency's Marine Division.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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25 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Colonel George gave the Maryland Natural Resources Police 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Annapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Colonel George.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Maryland Natural Resources Police has lost 5 officers; 4 of them lost to accidents.
Harry is one of 141 officers lost to accidents in MD, 37.3% of the 378 remembered there.
Harry is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Harry is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1978, 3 officers in MD were lost to accidents, the 7th heaviest of 88 years on record. The heaviest was 1925, with 6.
In 1978, 78 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 30th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1978, 101 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 18th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Harry was 54. Of the 133 lost to accidents in MD whose age is recorded, half were between 27 and 42; the middle age was 33. Harry had served 25 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Harry was 54. 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. Harry had served 25 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Harry was 54. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Harry had served 25 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
October holds 15.6% of these deaths in MD, more than any other month. Tuesdays: 13.5%.
October holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.
October holds 9.2% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Tuesdays: 14%.
How
Accident deaths account for 80% of all 5 deaths at Maryland Natural Resources Police, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 37.3% of all 378 deaths in MD, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Maryland Natural Resources Police has 5 officers remembered here, Harry among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 32-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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