Everett A. Barber
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Sergeant

Everett A. Barber

Los Angeles Police Department — Los Angeles, CA
Accident
End of Watch November 9, 1936
Age 49
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Everett Barber was struck and killed by a train while walking on the West Basin Drawbridge in San Pedro as he was directing a motorman across the bridge. He was transported to the Georgia Street Hospital, where he died from his injuries the next day. Sergeant Barber had served with the Los Angeles Police Department for 18 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and son.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Barber gave the Los Angeles Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Barber.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA
Platform Identity lapd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 9, 1936
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Everett 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 1936, 88 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 16th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Everett was 49. 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. Everett had served 19 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

November holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Mondays: 13.4%.

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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

Los Angeles Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Everett among them.

Across the years
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Where

Sergeant Everett A. Barber

Los Angeles Police Department · End of Watch November 9, 1936

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 9-E

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