Ralph R. Miller
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Patrolman

Ralph R. Miller

Kansas City Police Department — Kansas City, MO
Accident
End of Watch December 27, 1941
Age 23
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 9 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Ralph Miller was involved in an accident while pursuing a speeding motorist.

Survivors

Patrolman Miller had been a member of the Kansas City Police Department for 22 months, and is survived by his wife and son.

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You barely got started.
Patrolman Miller gave the Kansas City Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Miller.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Kansas City, Cass County, MO
Platform Identity kcpd.jackson.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 27, 1941
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 9 mo
Age 23
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Not available

The Sacrifice · Accident

Ralph 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 1941, 68 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 54th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Ralph was 23. 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. Ralph had served 1.8 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

December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.

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. The weapon recorded was not available, in 1.6% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Kansas City Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Ralph among them.

Across the years

Patrolman Ralph R. Miller

Kansas City Police Department · End of Watch December 27, 1941

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 62-W

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