Joseph Leroy Moon
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Patrolman

Joseph Leroy Moon

Corpus Christi Police Department — Corpus Christi, TX
Accident
End of Watch June 7, 1938
Age 33
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Joseph Moon was killed in a motorcycle accident while in pursuit of a speeding motorist.

He had been employed with the Corpus Christi Police Department for one year, and is survived by his wife and two children.

Survivors

He had been employed with the Corpus Christi Police Department for one year, and is survived by his wife and two children.

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

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Corpus Christi, Nueces County, TX
Platform Identity ccpd.nueces.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 7, 1938
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Vehicle pursuit
Weapon Not available

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 1938, 89 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 15th 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 33. 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 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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Where he stood among them
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When

June holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. 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. The weapon recorded was not available, in 1.6% of these deaths.

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His people

Corpus Christi Police Department has 16 officers remembered here, Joseph among them.

Patrolman Joseph Leroy Moon

Corpus Christi Police Department · End of Watch June 7, 1938

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 5-W

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