Sergeant

James A. Barry

Felonious
End of Watch August 7, 1928
Age 48
Badge 946
The Vigil Panel 126 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Barry was struck and killed by a vehicle while standing on post. Sergeant Barry was assigned as the supervisor for the 9-A Precinct and was standing on Broadway, just south of 72nd Street in a "car stop safety zone" when he was struck, knocked down and run over by a commercial auto being operated in a reckless manner by an unlicensed driver. Sergeant Barry was taken to Roosevelt Hospital where he died from his injuries.

Survivors

Sergeant Barry was assigned to the 9th Precinct and was survived by his wife and three daughters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Barry served with the New York City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Barry.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location New York, NY
Platform Identity nypd.newyork.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 7, 1928
Age 48
Badge Number 946
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Felonious

James is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% 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 1928, 201 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 13th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

James was 48. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 4.9% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

New York City Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, James among them.

Across the years
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Where

Sergeant James A. Barry

New York City Police Department · End of Watch August 7, 1928

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 17-W

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