Clarence Mihlheiser
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Patrolman

Clarence Mihlheiser

Accident
End of Watch August 28, 1939
Age 34
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Badge 9134
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Clarence Mihlheiser succumbed to injuries he received in a single-vehicle crash on August 25, 1939. Officers were setting up barricades and closing the Grand Central Parkway due to a severe storm. Patrolman Mihlheiser was on the running board of the patrol vehicle when the automobile skidded and struck a tree near 68th Avenue in Forest Hills. He was transported to Parsons Hospital, Flushing, where he died three days later. Patrolman Mihlheiser had served with the New York City Police Department for at nine years and was assigned to the Grand Central Parkway Precinct, the present-day Highway 3.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, infant daughter, parents, six brothers, and two sisters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Mihlheiser gave the New York City Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Mihlheiser.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location New York, NY
Platform Identity nypd.newyork.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 28, 1939
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 34
Badge Number 9134
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Clarence 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 1939, 61 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 72nd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Clarence was 34. 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. Clarence had served 9 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. Mondays: 13.4%.

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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

New York City Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Clarence among them.

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Where

Patrolman Clarence Mihlheiser

New York City Police Department · End of Watch August 28, 1939

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 17-E

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