T. G. Anderson
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Patrolman

T. G. Anderson

Winston-Salem Police Department — Winston-Salem, NC
Accident
End of Watch August 15, 1927
Age 26
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Gender Male

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC
Platform Identity wpd.forsyth.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 15, 1927
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

T. 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 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.

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Who

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.

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When

August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Mondays: 13.4%.

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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

Winston-Salem Police Department has 19 officers remembered here, T. among them.

Patrolman T. G. Anderson

Winston-Salem Police Department · End of Watch August 15, 1927

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 53-E

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