Phillip T. Farshman
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Phillip T. Farshman

San Francisco Police Department — San Francisco, CA
Accident
End of Watch March 2, 1946
Age 42
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Phillip Farshman succumbed to injuries he received when he collided with a car at the corner of Third Street and Wallace Avenue on February 12, 1946.

Officer Farshman was pursuing a speeder when his motorcycle was struck. He was transported to San Francisco Hospital with head injuries.

Officer Frashman had served with the San Francisco Police Department for at least 10 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, two daughters, mother, and sister.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Farshman gave the San Francisco Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Francisco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Farshman.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location San Francisco, CA
Platform Identity sfpd.sf.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 2, 1946
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Phillip 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 1946, 63 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 68th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Phillip was 42. 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. Phillip had served 10 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, 9.5%. 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

San Francisco Police Department has 106 officers remembered here, Phillip among them.

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Where

Officer Phillip T. Farshman

San Francisco Police Department · End of Watch March 2, 1946

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 43-E

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