Milan Pratt
Sergeant

Milan Pratt

MI State Police — Lansing, MI
Accident
End of Watch April 15, 1922
Age 22
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Pratt was killed in a motorcycle accident when his bike went out of control on a section of road that was under construction in Plymouth, Michigan.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Pratt served with the Michigan State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Michigan. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Pratt.

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

Agency

Department MI State Police
Type State Police
Location Lansing, Ingham County, MI
Platform Identity msp.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 15, 1922
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Milan 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 1922, 82 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 23rd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Milan was 22. 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.

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When

April holds 7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

MI State Police has 57 officers remembered here, Milan among them.

Across the years

Sergeant Milan Pratt

MI State Police · End of Watch April 15, 1922

Where the Name Is Cut

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