James Howard St. DeLore
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Police Officer

James Howard St. DeLore

Seattle Police Department — Seattle, WA
Accident
End of Watch June 21, 1974
Age 31
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer James St. DeLore and Police Officer James Forbes were killed when their Bell 47 police helicopter collided in mid-air with a Cessna 150. The officers were responding to a weapon call in the south end of the city when the two aircraft collided near 37th Avenue South and South Benefit Street. The Cessna was approaching Boeing Field to land with the aircraft collided. Both occupants of the plane were also killed. Officer St. DeLore had served with the Seattle Police Department for four years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer St. DeLore gave the Seattle Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Seattle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer St. DeLore.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Seattle, King County, WA
Platform Identity seatpd.king.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 21, 1974
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

James 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 1974, 98 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 9th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

James was 31. 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. James had served 4 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%. Fridays: 15.1%.

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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.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Seattle Police Department has 60 officers remembered here, James among them.

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Where

Police Officer James Howard St. DeLore

Seattle Police Department · End of Watch June 21, 1974

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 1-W

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