Harry J. Stussie
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Police Officer

Harry J. Stussie

Accident
End of Watch March 15, 1931
Age 32
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Harry Stussie succumbed to injuries received the day before when he was struck by a truck while crossing the street at Sixteenth and Locust. The driver of the vehicle was charged with felonious wounding.

Survivors

Officer Stussie had been with the agency for five years and was survived by his wife and five sons.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Stussie gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Stussie.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location St. Louis, City of Saint Louis, MO
Platform Identity stlopd.saintlouis.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 15, 1931
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

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 1931, 100 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 6th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Harry was 32. 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. Harry had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

March holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Sundays: 14%.

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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
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His people

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Harry among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer Harry J. Stussie

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department · End of Watch March 15, 1931

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 3-E

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