Clarence LeGette Fidler
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Patrolman

Clarence LeGette Fidler

Accident
End of Watch March 20, 1936
Age 22
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Clarence Fidler was killed in a motorcycle accident near the intersection of Cox Avenue and East Main Street in Thomasville. He was following behind a vehicle when he was caught unawares of the driver making a left turn. While trying to avoid hitting he swerved his motorcycle around, skidding into a telephone pole.

Patrolman Fidler had served with the North Carolina Highway Patrol for two and a half years and previously served with the Greenville and Washington Police Departments for a total of seven years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, two brothers, and two sisters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Fidler gave the North Carolina Highway Patrol 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of North Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Fidler.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Raleigh, NC
Platform Identity nchp.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 20, 1936
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Clarence 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

Clarence was 22. 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. Clarence had served 7 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%. Fridays: 15.1%.

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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

North Carolina Highway Patrol has 69 officers remembered here, Clarence among them.

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Where

Patrolman Clarence LeGette Fidler

North Carolina Highway Patrol · End of Watch March 20, 1936

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 57-E

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