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Private
In memory of
Joseph B. Malloy
Private ยท Pennsylvania State Police
- Their service
- Pennsylvania State Police
- Their nation
- United States of America
- Died
- October 9, 1918, aged 24
- The day
- The 1918 Influenza Pandemic
Their life
Private Joseph Malloy died after contracting the Spanish Flu while in the performance of his duties.
Due to the devastation of the Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918 members of the Pennsylvania State Police had been ordered to perform duties such as, assisting nurses and doctors in taking care of influenza victims, serve as pallbearers of influenza victims, assisting health officers, transporting victims to and from hospitals, and to police the Borough of Exeter after the two members of their police force succumbed to the influenza.
Private Joseph Malloy had served with the Pennsylvania State Police for two years and was assigned to Troop D, Butler.
Survived by
He was survived by his Mother, and several brothers.
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