Willis Arthur Coy
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Patrolman

Willis Arthur Coy

Louisville Police Department — Louisville, KY
Accident
End of Watch February 11, 1937
Age 39
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Willis Coy succumbed to injuries sustained four months earlier when he was involved in a motorcycle crash while on patrol.

He was thrown to the ground when his motorcycle struck a hole in the pavement.

Patrolman Coy had served with the Louisville Police Department for 12 years.

Survivors

Survivors include his wife, four daughters, two brothers, and a sister.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Coy gave the Louisville Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Louisville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Coy.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Platform Identity lpd.jefferson.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 11, 1937
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
Age 39
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Willis 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 1937, 95 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 10th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Willis was 39. 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. Willis had served 12 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

February holds 7.2% 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.

Every cause
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His people

Louisville Police Department has 91 officers remembered here, Willis among them.

Across the years
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Where

Patrolman Willis Arthur Coy

Louisville Police Department · End of Watch February 11, 1937

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 48-W

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