Patrolman

Joseph P. Monroe

South Carolina Highway Patrol — Blythewood, SC
Accident
End of Watch September 30, 1941
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Monroe was killed in a motorcycle accident while on patrol in Florence County. His police motorcycle struck a tractor trailer, causing fatal injuries.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Monroe served with the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Thank you for your service to the people of South Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Monroe.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Blythewood, Fairfield County, SC
Platform Identity schp.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 30, 1941
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Joseph 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 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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When

September holds 9.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

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.

Every cause
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His people

South Carolina Highway Patrol has 52 officers remembered here, Joseph among them.

Across the years

Patrolman Joseph P. Monroe

South Carolina Highway Patrol · End of Watch September 30, 1941

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 21-E

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