Roger Q. Harriss Jr.
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Patrolman

Roger Q. Harriss Jr.

Accident
End of Watch April 5, 1942
Age 26
Tour of Duty 6 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Harriss was killed when a truck struck his patrol motorcycle. Patrolman Harriss had been with the Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol for six months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three sons.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Harriss served with the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Harriss.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Austin, Travis County, TX
Platform Identity tdpsthp.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 5, 1942
Tour of Duty 6 mo
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Roger 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 1942, 65 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 65th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Roger was 26. 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. Roger had served 0.5 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

April holds 7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Sundays: 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
Weapons recorded
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His people

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol has 96 officers remembered here, Roger among them.

Across the years

Patrolman Roger Q. Harriss Jr.

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol · End of Watch April 5, 1942

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 55-E

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