Axel J. Soderberg
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Police Officer

Axel J. Soderberg

Saint Paul Police Department — Saint Paul, MN
Accident
End of Watch March 20, 1928
Age 54
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
Badge 211
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Axel Soderberg died from injuries received in a fall while on duty. Officer Axel Soderberg was escorting children across the street at University and Cromwell streets when he slipped and fell on the icy pavement on March 13. He died in the hospital on March 20, 1928 from an abdominal hemorrhage suffered in the fall. He was buried in Union Cemetery.

Survivors

Officer Soderberg had been with the agency for 16 years and was survived by his wife and daughter.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Soderberg gave the Saint Paul Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Saint Paul community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Soderberg.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Saint Paul, Ramsey County, MN
Platform Identity sainpd.ramsey.mn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 20, 1928
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
Age 54
Badge Number 211
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Axel 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 1928, 103 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 5th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Axel was 54. 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. Axel had served 16 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%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

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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

Saint Paul Police Department has 33 officers remembered here, Axel among them.

Police Officer Axel J. Soderberg

Saint Paul Police Department · End of Watch March 20, 1928

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 28-W

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