Joseph A. Pol
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Sergeant

Joseph A. Pol

Accident
End of Watch November 27, 1965
Age 52
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
Badge 139
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Joseph Pol was killed in an automobile accident near Louisville at 1:45 am. Sergeant Pol had been with the agency for 15 years and was assigned to Troop K Biloxi. He was assigned to Troop D.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three sons.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Pol gave the Mississippi Department of Public Safety 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Mississippi. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Pol.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Jackson, Hinds County, MS
Platform Identity mdpsmhp.ms.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 27, 1965
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
Age 52
Badge Number 139
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Joseph is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1965, 56 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 83rd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Joseph was 52. 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. Joseph had served 15 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
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When

November holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. 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.

Every cause
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His people

Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol has 28 officers remembered here, Joseph among them.

Sergeant Joseph A. Pol

Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol · End of Watch November 27, 1965

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 23-E

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