Karl F. Kohler
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Police Officer

Karl F. Kohler

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA
Accident
End of Watch August 12, 1943
Age 32
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 7 mo
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Kohler was killed in an automobile accident. Officer Kohler was rushing an injured 3-year-old girl to a hospital after a traffic accident when his patrol car was rammed by another vehicle at 9th and Spruce streets. Officer Kohler died in Philadelphia General Hospital. Officer Kohler had been on the force only 20 months. The girl was treated and released.

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

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Platform Identity ppd.philadelphia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 12, 1943
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 7 mo
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Karl 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 1943, 38 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 110th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Karl was 32. 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. Karl had served 1.6 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

August holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. 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

Philadelphia Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Karl among them.

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Where

Police Officer Karl F. Kohler

Philadelphia Police Department · End of Watch August 12, 1943

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 27-W

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