U.S. Army · United States 
Paul Trent
1941
Paul Andrew Trent served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Officer Paul Trent and Officer Martin Joyce were killed when their patrol car collided with a Pierce County Sheriff's Department patrol car occupied by Deputy Sheriff Arthur Varco and Deputy Sheriff Lawrence Bunce. The crash occurred at the intersection of 11th Avenue and Pacific Avenue. The deputies were responding to an accident while the officers were responding to an unrelated attempted suicide. Officer Joyce succumbed to his injuries two days later. The other three officers were killed instantly. Officer Trent was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI and had served with the Tacoma Police Department for eight years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Tacoma Police Department
Officer
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