Michael Gannon
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Sergeant

Michael Gannon

Accident
End of Watch August 3, 1894
Age 48
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Michael Gannon was killed when he was struck by a Missouri Pacific train at the Ewing Avenue crossing. He succumbed to his injuries the following day. Sergeant Gannon had been with the agency for 20 years.

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132 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sergeant Gannon gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location St. Louis, City of Saint Louis, MO
Platform Identity stlopd.saintlouis.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 3, 1894
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Age 48
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Michael 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 1894, 19 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 120th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Michael was 48. 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. Michael had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Fridays: 15.1%.

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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

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Michael among them.

Across the years

Sergeant Michael Gannon

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department · End of Watch August 3, 1894

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 42-W

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