Auldon LeGrande
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Patrolman

Auldon LeGrande

Louisville Police Department — Louisville, KY
Accident
End of Watch December 10, 1946
Age 28
Tour of Duty 2 yrs 5 mo
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman LeGrande succumbed to injuries received two years earlier when he was involved in an motorcycle accident while on duty. He was on patrol when he collided with a car at Wenzel and Market Streets. He was transported to a local hospital where one of his legs was amputated. Patrolman LeGrande appeared to be recovering but suddenly turned for the worse and died as a result of his injuries. Patrolman LeGrande served with the Louisville Police Department for two and a half years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman LeGrande gave the Louisville Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Louisville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman LeGrande.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Platform Identity lpd.jefferson.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 10, 1946
Tour of Duty 2 yrs 5 mo
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Auldon 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 1946, 63 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 68th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Auldon was 28. 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. Auldon had served 2.4 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%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

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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

Louisville Police Department has 91 officers remembered here, Auldon among them.

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Where

Patrolman Auldon LeGrande

Louisville Police Department · End of Watch December 10, 1946

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 13-W

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