Incident
Policeman William Marple and Policeman John Schomaker were killed in an automobile accident at the intersection of Avenue 45 and York Boulevard. The brakes on their patrol car failed, causing it to skid on wet pavement and overturn multiple times. Both officers were ejected from the vehicle and succumbed to their injuries at the scene. Policeman Marple had served with the Los Angeles Police Department for 18 months and had previously served with the Glendale Police Department.
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You barely got started.
Policeman Marple gave the Los Angeles Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Marple.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Los Angeles Police Department has lost 240 officers; 97 of them lost to accidents.
William is one of 720 officers lost to accidents in CA, 39.2% of the 1,839 remembered there.
William is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
William is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.8% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1929, 3 officers at Los Angeles Police Department were lost to accidents, the 2nd heaviest of 64 years on record. The heaviest was 1941, with 4.
In 1929, 9 officers in CA were lost to accidents, the 15th heaviest of 128 years on record. The heaviest was 1969, with 14.
In 1929, 118 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1929, 130 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 2nd heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
William was 35. Of the 89 lost to accidents at Los Angeles Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 42; the middle age was 35. William had served 1.5 years; the middle length of service was 9 years.
William was 35. Of the 690 lost to accidents in CA whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 42.8; the middle age was 35. William had served 1.5 years; the middle length of service was 7 years.
William was 35. 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. William had served 1.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
William was 35. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. William had served 1.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
February holds 6.2% of these deaths at Los Angeles Police Department; March holds the most, 12.4%. Wednesdays: 14.4%.
February holds 7.9% of these deaths in CA; August holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 15.4%.
February holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.
February holds 7.2% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.
How
Accident deaths account for 40.4% of all 240 deaths at Los Angeles Police Department, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 39.2% of all 1,839 deaths in CA, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.8% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Los Angeles Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, William among them.
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William Warren
Nov 1, 1870
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Clyde A. May
Feb 28, 1907
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Patrick H. Lyons
Nov 30, 1907
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Walter Hurman Auble
Sep 9, 1908
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David Brooks
Apr 8, 1910
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Arthur B. Crusey
May 28, 1911
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Cecil S. Bowman
Jun 8, 1911
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James Palistine Wylie
Nov 29, 1911
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Floyd C. Eiler
Dec 25, 1911
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James Francis Crehan
Mar 31, 1914
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Robert Vernon Murray
Sep 24, 1914
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John Francis Toolen
Oct 19, 1915
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James Edward Browning
Nov 29, 1915
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Walter R. Kreps
Mar 28, 1916
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Charles H. Crowe
Jun 17, 1916
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Thomas J. Kronschnable
Dec 15, 1916
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James A. Ellsworth
Sep 4, 1917
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Charles E. Johnson
Nov 13, 1917
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Orimel E. Barney
Nov 21, 1917
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John Celestine Clifford
Oct 14, 1918
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Samuel L. Walker Oct 23, 1918
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Peter Hilding Isackson Oct 24, 1918
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Joseph Henry Matlock Oct 26, 1918
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Carey Judson Smith
Nov 2, 1918
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Charles William Stone
Nov 7, 1918
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George Albert Nelson Nov 15, 1918
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Lester Earl Trebilcock
Nov 20, 1918
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David Chester Towels Nov 23, 1918
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Harry A. Byers
Dec 9, 1918
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Isaac Oliver Gibeau Dec 16, 1918
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Blair Miller Cook Jan 5, 1919
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Harry Henry Gates
Jan 12, 1919
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Albert C. Wedge
Feb 5, 1919
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Patrick J. Downey
Feb 18, 1919
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Claude H. Wyatt
Aug 27, 1919
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Edward Joseph Romero, Jr.
Sep 22, 1919
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John G. Magness May 21, 1920
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Donald Cary Hathaway
May 24, 1920
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Elijah P. Bradley
Jun 15, 1920
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Frank L. Coe
Feb 11, 1921
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John Fitzgerald
Jun 18, 1921
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William L. Brett
Dec 6, 1921
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Harry Clester
Dec 6, 1921
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Roy L. Shy
Apr 8, 1922
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Vernon Oliver Dinsmore
Nov 4, 1922
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Charles P. Williams
Jan 13, 1923
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Arthur Cruse
Jan 22, 1923
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Mathew P. McDonagh
Dec 16, 1923
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Ralph D. Green
Jan 11, 1924
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Glen E. Bond
Feb 20, 1924
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George E. Papst
Jul 27, 1924
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Edward E. Wilhoit
Aug 20, 1924
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Frank E. Corley
Aug 24, 1924
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Ralph Miover Apr 11, 1925
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Ernest Wylie Smith
Aug 23, 1925
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Herbert Klade
Feb 8, 1926
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Carl Drake Feb 23, 1926
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James M. Miller
Mar 14, 1926
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Arthur L. Davenport
May 16, 1926
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Andrew J. Davilla
Sep 10, 1926
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Charles M. Partin
Jan 23, 1927
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Parley L. Bennett
Jan 25, 1927
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John Volberg Wicks
Mar 23, 1927
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Judson D. Cornwall
Jul 7, 1927
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James H. Carter
Mar 18, 1928
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John M. Brinnegar Sep 29, 1928
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William H. Marple
Feb 27, 1929
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John M. Schomaker
Feb 27, 1929
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Lewis Long Apr 18, 1929
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James C. Costello
Mar 31, 1930
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Peter Muller, Jr.
Apr 13, 1930
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Verne A. Brindley
May 10, 1930
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James L. Beck
Jan 28, 1931
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Henry Clay Jackson
Mar 1, 1931
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Hugh A. Crowley
Jan 11, 1932
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Paul Donath
Apr 28, 1932
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Paul T. Lee
Dec 20, 1932
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William Arthur Anderson
Oct 24, 1933
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Russell A. Leidy
Jul 24, 1934
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Alfred C. Madon
Jun 16, 1935
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Owen D. Yancey
Oct 20, 1935
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Clyde Pritchett
Feb 17, 1936
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Everett A. Barber
Nov 9, 1936
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Donald C. Tisdale Mar 10, 1937
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Neville Batt Jul 9, 1937
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Earl John Bickel
Aug 30, 1937
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Walsteen E. Long Jan 18, 1938
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George C. Howard
May 22, 1938
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Weymouth T. Lockridge
Sep 9, 1938
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Harry G. Emsley Jan 12, 1939
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William G. Brown Sep 13, 1939
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Orley O. Sanner
May 26, 1940
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Ferris Eugene Stansell
Jul 11, 1941
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Arthur W. Bethel
Jul 13, 1941
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George Robert Colvin
Aug 18, 1941
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Joseph English Daniels
Sep 24, 1941
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Warren Gamel Chamberlain
Dec 25, 1941
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Lee N. Bunch
Mar 8, 1942
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Mario V. Deiro
Dec 31, 1942
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James Oscar Summers
Mar 4, 1944
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Charles Howard Bridgeman
Mar 16, 1945
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Isaac LaFayette Lankford
Oct 14, 1945
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Norbert John Huseman
Dec 31, 1945
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John Wyatt Harris
Feb 1, 1946
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Walter Henry Kesterson
Feb 4, 1946
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George Booker Mogle
Aug 7, 1946
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Frank George Panek
Apr 14, 1947
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Frederick Strauss Wales
Oct 7, 1947
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John Naccarato, Jr.
Dec 5, 1947
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Delmar Eugene Cook
Dec 6, 1948
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John William Milton
May 16, 1949
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Roland E. White
May 11, 1950
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Glenn Howard Clark
Jul 8, 1950
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James Burke Vose
Oct 21, 1950
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Thomas John Kennedy
Apr 5, 1951
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Chester M. Gildehaus
Sep 30, 1951
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Marvin Wayne Haney
Feb 15, 1952
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James Douglas Kennard
Mar 3, 1952
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Lloyd Fred Hassler
Aug 24, 1952
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John Edward Dunphy
Jun 22, 1954
Where
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