Frank L. Nussbaum
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Frank L. Nussbaum

Metropolitan Police Department — Washington, DC
Accident
End of Watch February 16, 1936
Age 64
Tour of Duty 38 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Frank Nussbaum succumbed to injuries sustained 10 days earlier when he slipped on ice near the Sixth Precinct station house, which was located on the 400 block of New Jersey Avenue, NW. He was taken to George Washington Hospital where he remained until succumbing to his wounds. Officer Nussbaum had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for almost 38 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two sisters, and three brothers.

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38 years. You could have gone home.
Officer Nussbaum gave the Metropolitan Police Department 38 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Washington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Nussbaum.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity mpdc.dc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 16, 1936
Tour of Duty 38 yrs
Age 64
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Frank 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 1936, 88 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 16th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Frank was 64. 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. Frank had served 38 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

February holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Sundays: 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

Metropolitan Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Frank among them.

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Where

Officer Frank L. Nussbaum

Metropolitan Police Department · End of Watch February 16, 1936

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 44-E

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