Incident
Patrolman T.G. Anderson was killed in a motorcycle accident at 11th Street and Highland while responding to a vehicle accident.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Anderson served with the Winston-Salem Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Winston-Salem community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Anderson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Winston-Salem Police Department has lost 19 officers; 8 of them lost to accidents.
T. is one of 205 officers lost to accidents in NC, 30.9% of the 664 remembered there.
T. is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
T. is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.8% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1927, 1 officer at Winston-Salem Police Department was lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1927, 3 officers in NC were lost to accidents, the 21st heaviest of 90 years on record. The heaviest was 2018, with 7.
In 1927, 114 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 2nd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1927, 119 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 4th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
T. was 26. Of the 8 lost to accidents at Winston-Salem Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 27.5 and 38.3; the middle age was 32.
T. was 26. Of the 194 lost to accidents in NC whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 46; the middle age was 35.
T. was 26. 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.
T. was 26. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
August holds 12.5% of these deaths at Winston-Salem Police Department; January holds the most, 25%. Mondays: 25%.
August holds 6.3% of these deaths in NC; September holds the most, 12.7%. Mondays: 10.7%.
August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Mondays: 13.4%.
August holds 9.3% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Mondays: 13.5%.
How
Accident deaths account for 42.1% of all 19 deaths at Winston-Salem Police Department, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30.9% of all 664 deaths in NC, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.8% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Winston-Salem Police Department has 19 officers remembered here, T. among them.
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Michael Mordecai Vickers
May 19, 1895
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T. G. Anderson
Aug 15, 1927
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Leland Glenn Teague
Dec 26, 1927
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W. G. Willard
Nov 1, 1938
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John Marsden Sampson
Dec 8, 1940
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Gurney Royall
Aug 1, 1941
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Grover Cleveland Hailey
Nov 28, 1945
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John Franklin Wimbish
Nov 1, 1952
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Al Charles Kinard
Sep 9, 1961
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Donald W. Allred
Jan 3, 1983
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Aaron Gerome Tise
Jun 26, 1992
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Michael Ray Jennings
Jan 29, 1993
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Bobby Farrell Beane
Apr 23, 1993
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Robert Buitrago
Jan 15, 1994
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Stephen Levi Amos, II
Feb 28, 1995
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Howard J. Plouff
Feb 23, 2007
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Mickey Gray Hutchens
Oct 12, 2009
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Russell Mark Willingham, Jr.
Jul 30, 2011
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Michael Shannon McDonald
Oct 22, 2021
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 53-E
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