Alexander Bryant McNaughton
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Police Officer

Alexander Bryant McNaughton

Atlanta Police Department — Atlanta, GA
Felonious
End of Watch December 28, 1944
Age 41
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Alexander McNaughton succumbed to injuries sustained on Christmas Night when he was struck by a drunk driver at the intersection of Georgia Avenue (modern-day Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard) and Cooper Street, SW.

He and another officer were investigating an accident when the drunk driver struck one of the vehicles involved in the crash, which was knocked into both officers.

Officer McNaughton suffered a fractured skull. The driver was arrested and charged with drunk driving and reckless driving.

Officer McNaughton had served with the Atlanta Police Department for 15 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer McNaughton gave the Atlanta Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Atlanta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer McNaughton.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Atlanta, Fulton County, GA
Platform Identity apd.fulton.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 28, 1944
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
Age 41
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Vehicular assault
Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Alexander is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1944, 59 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 129th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Alexander was 41. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Alexander had served 15 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

December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Thursdays: 14%.

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By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile; alcohol involved, in 1% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Atlanta Police Department has 88 officers remembered here, Alexander among them.

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Where

Police Officer Alexander Bryant McNaughton

Atlanta Police Department · End of Watch December 28, 1944

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 2-E

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