Whitfield W. Lipscombe
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Private

Whitfield W. Lipscombe

Alexandria Police Department — Alexandria, VA
Accident
End of Watch September 4, 1930
Age 22
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Private Whitfield Lipscombe was killed in a vehicle crash when the fire truck on which he was riding, Engine No. 2, crashed into a truck and overturned on the Washington-Richmond Highway, 300 yards from the Arlington County line. During the response a truck pulled in front of the fire engine, causing a collision, and forcing the fire engine into a ditch. Private Lipscombe, who had been at the fire station when the call came in and was riding on the back, was thrown to the ground and killed. The three firefighters in the truck were injured. Private Lipscombe had served with the Alexandria Police Department for one year.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents, three sisters, and a brother.

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

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Alexandria, VA
Platform Identity apd.alexandria.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 4, 1930
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Whitfield 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 1930, 113 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 3rd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Whitfield was 22. 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. Whitfield had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

September holds 9.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. 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

Alexandria Police Department has 17 officers remembered here, Whitfield among them.

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Where

Private Whitfield W. Lipscombe

Alexandria Police Department · End of Watch September 4, 1930

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 18-E

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