Harry Pieske
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Sergeant

Harry Pieske

Milwaukee Police Department — Milwaukee, WI
Accident
End of Watch June 27, 1935
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Pieske succumbed to injuries sustained 12 days earlier when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver. He was escorting a convoy of U.S. Army trucks through the city when the vehicle struck his motorcycle and then fled the scene. Sergeant Pieske had been with the agency for 14 years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Pieske gave the Milwaukee Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Milwaukee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Pieske.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI
Platform Identity mpd.milwaukee.wi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 27, 1935
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Accident

Harry 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 1935, 99 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 8th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Harry had served 14 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

June holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 6.9% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Milwaukee Police Department has 69 officers remembered here, Harry among them.

Across the years
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Where

Sergeant Harry Pieske

Milwaukee Police Department · End of Watch June 27, 1935

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 44-W

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