Martin Aloysius Hanahoe
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Patrolman

Martin Aloysius Hanahoe

Felonious
End of Watch February 27, 1927
Age 24
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Hanahoe was injured when he attempted to halt a motor vehicle driven by a fugitive suspect. The fugitive forced Hanahoe off the road against a concrete abutment and into a telephone pole. He was taken to the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania, where he died of his injuries over one year later. Patrolman Hanahoe had served with the agency for 1 year.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents and five siblings.

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You barely got started.
Patrolman Hanahoe gave the Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Pennsylvania. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Hanahoe.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA
Platform Identity pshp.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 27, 1927
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 24
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Martin is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% 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 1927, 220 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 6th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Martin was 24. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Martin had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

February holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 15.2%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 4.9% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol has 18 officers remembered here, Martin among them.

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Where

Patrolman Martin Aloysius Hanahoe

Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol · End of Watch February 27, 1927

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 61-W

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