End of Watch February 26, 1942
Age 27
Tour of Duty 8 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Border Patrol Inspector Ralph Ramsey was killed when he fell underneath a train he was attempting to board in Columbus, New Mexico. He and another inspector were conducting checks of the train yard and noticed an open boxcar. He was attempting to board the moving train as it slowly passed a siding, but he fell beneath it and was dragged a short distance. Inspector Ramsey served with the United States Border Patrol for only eight months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, parents, and siblings.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Border Patrol Inspector Ramsey served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Border Patrol Inspector Ramsey.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdjinsusbpfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 26, 1942
Tour of Duty 8 mo
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Ralph 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 1942, 65 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 65th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Ralph was 27. 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. Ralph had served 0.7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

February holds 7.2% 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.

Every cause
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His people

United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol has 68 officers remembered here, Ralph among them.

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Where

Border Patrol Inspector Ralph W. Ramsey

United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol · End of Watch February 26, 1942

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 22-E

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