Deputy Sheriff

Phillip Samuel Feld

Accident
End of Watch July 16, 1980
Age 31
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Feld was killed in an automobile accident while on patrol. Deputy Feld had served with the agency for 4 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Feld gave the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Birmingham community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Feld.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL
Platform Identity jcso.jefferson.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 16, 1980
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Phillip is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% 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 1980, 71 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 44th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Phillip was 31. 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. Phillip had served 4 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.

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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
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His people

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office has 24 officers remembered here, Phillip among them.

Deputy Sheriff Phillip Samuel Feld

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office · End of Watch July 16, 1980

Where the Name Is Cut

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