Walter Croasdale
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Lieutenant

Walter Croasdale

New York State Police — Albany, NY
Accident
End of Watch August 22, 1927
Age 33
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Lieutenant Walter Croasdale was injured when the police car he was driving struck a 10-ton steamroller parked across a highway under construction.

In the accident, Lieutenant Croasdale suffered a broken thigh and knee but died unexpectedly from an undiagnosed internal injury 10 days later.

Lieutenant Croasdale had served with the New York State Police for 10 years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Croasdale gave the New York State Police 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New York. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Croasdale.

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

Agency

Type State Police
Location Albany, Albany County, NY
Platform Identity nysp.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 22, 1927
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Walter 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 1927, 114 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 2nd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Walter was 33. 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. Walter had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Mondays: 13.4%.

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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

New York State Police has at least 120 officers remembered here, Walter among them.

Across the years

Lieutenant Walter Croasdale

New York State Police · End of Watch August 22, 1927

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 60-E

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