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U.S. Army · United States 
Joseph Dolphin
1912
Joseph Dolphin served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Police Officer Joseph Dolphin was killed when he and his horse were thrown under the wheels of a trolley on Midvale Avenue at 31st Street (modern day Fox Street). The horse became frightened, reared and plunged in front of the fast-moving trolley. The horse was also killed. Officer Dolphin was a United States Army veteran of the Spanish-American war and served with the Philadelphia Police Department for four and a half years.
Survivors
He was survived by his pregnant wife and 6-year-old daughter.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Philadelphia Police Department
Police Officer
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