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U.S. Army · United States 
Richard Fletcher
1929
Richard H. Fletcher Jr. served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
Fall
What Happened
Patrolman Richard Fletcher succumbed to injuries when he fell 14 feet from a scaffolding over Palisades Avenue at the entrance to the new High Speed Highway approach to the Holland Tunnel.
He was assigned to a special detail to paint traffic markers over the highway when he fell and suffered a skull fracture. He died from his injuries on April 21st, 1929.
Patrolman Fletcher was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI and had served with the Jersey City Police Department for eight years.
He was assigned to a special detail to paint traffic markers over the highway when he fell and suffered a skull fracture. He died from his injuries on April 21st, 1929.
Patrolman Fletcher was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI and had served with the Jersey City Police Department for eight years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three sons, parents, three brothers, a sister, and a half-sister.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Jersey City Police Department
Patrolman
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