Louis C. Grobe
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Police Officer

Louis C. Grobe

San Antonio Police Department — San Antonio, TX
Accident
End of Watch March 22, 1930
Age 26
Tour of Duty 6 mo
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Grobe was killed in a motorcycle accident while in pursuit of a traffic violator. His motorcycle collided with another vehicle head-on. Officer Grobe had only been with the agency for six months.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Grobe served with the San Antonio Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the San Antonio community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Grobe.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location San Antonio, Bexar County, TX
Platform Identity sapd.bexar.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 22, 1930
Tour of Duty 6 mo
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Accident

Louis is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1930, 113 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 3rd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Louis 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. Louis had served 0.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

March holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 14.9%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 6.9% of these deaths.

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His people

San Antonio Police Department has 64 officers remembered here, Louis among them.

Across the years

Police Officer Louis C. Grobe

San Antonio Police Department · End of Watch March 22, 1930

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 12-E

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