Patrolman

Samuel R. McGreevy

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police — Pittsburgh, PA
Accident
End of Watch October 9, 1924
Age 46
Tour of Duty 17 yrs 8 mo
The Vigil Panel 48 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Samuel McGreevy succumbed to injuries when he fell from the running board of a car at the intersection of Carson Street and Main Street. He had commandeered the car in an attempt to stop a speeding motorist on Main Street. Patrolman McGreevy lost his balance when the car came to a stop and fell to the ground. He contracted double pneumonia as a result of his injuries and died four days later. Patrolman McGreevy had served with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police for over 17 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and daughter.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman McGreevy gave the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police 17 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman McGreevy.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
Platform Identity pittpd.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 9, 1924
Tour of Duty 17 yrs 8 mo
Age 46
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Samuel 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 1924, 86 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 18th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Samuel was 46. 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. Samuel had served 17.6 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

October holds 9.1% 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

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police has 101 officers remembered here, Samuel among them.

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Where

Patrolman Samuel R. McGreevy

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police · End of Watch October 9, 1924

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 24-W

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