Miles Henry Phillips
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Miles Henry Phillips

Accident
End of Watch August 12, 1927
Age 50
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Miles Phillips and Officer Lewell Henderson were patrolling for bootleggers in a touring car. The touring car crashed near the intersection of Briarcliff Road and North Decatur Road and both were killed. It is unknown exactly what happened, but it is believed that bootleggers set a roadblock trap for Officers Henderson and Phillips.

Survivors

Officer Phillips was survived by his wife and four children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Phillips served with the DeKalb County Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Tucker community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Phillips.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Tucker, DeKalb County, GA
Platform Identity dcpd.dekalb.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 12, 1927
Age 50
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Miles is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1927, 114 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 2nd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Miles was 50. 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.

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When

August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Fridays: 15.1%.

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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

DeKalb County Police Department has 33 officers remembered here, Miles among them.

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Where

Officer Miles Henry Phillips

DeKalb County Police Department · End of Watch August 12, 1927

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 38-W

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