Frederic C. Scheberies
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Deputy Sheriff

Frederic C. Scheberies

Kern County Sheriff's Office — Bakersfield, CA
Accident
End of Watch January 11, 1964
Age 26
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Frederick Scheberies died after falling from a frozen waterfall during a search and rescue mission. Deputy Scheberies had served with the Kern County Sheriff's Department.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents and two brothers.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Scheberies served with the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Bakersfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Scheberies.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Bakersfield, Kern County, CA
Platform Identity kcso.kern.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 11, 1964
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Frederic 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 1964, 68 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 54th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Frederic 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.

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When

January holds 7.7% 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.

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His people

Kern County Sheriff's Office has 28 officers remembered here, Frederic among them.

Deputy Sheriff Frederic C. Scheberies

Kern County Sheriff's Office · End of Watch January 11, 1964

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 38-E

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