Charles Kneisel
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Patrolman

Charles Kneisel

Cincinnati Police Department — Cincinnati, OH
Accident
End of Watch December 17, 1937
Age 55
Tour of Duty 26 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Charles Kneisel was killed in an automobile crash while responding to a call. His patrol car skidded on the wet road surface and struck a loading dock at 3043 Clifton Avenue in Cincinnati. Patrolman Kneisel had served with the Cincinnati Police Department for 26 years. He was survived by his wife, two daughters, and a son. He is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery, Hamilton County, Ohio.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two daughters, and a son.

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26 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Kneisel gave the Cincinnati Police Department 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Kneisel.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH
Platform Identity cincpd.hamilton.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 17, 1937
Tour of Duty 26 yrs
Age 55
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

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

33,917 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

Charles was 55. 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. Charles had served 26 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.1%.

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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

Cincinnati Police Department has 106 officers remembered here, Charles among them.

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Where

Patrolman Charles Kneisel

Cincinnati Police Department · End of Watch December 17, 1937

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 39-W

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