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U.S. Army · United States 
Theodore Grote
1890
Theodore Grote served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Special Police Officer Theodore Grote was struck and killed by a train in the rail yards underneath the Berkeley Street Bridge in Boston, Massachusetts.
As he attempted to move out of the way of a train he stepped onto some adjacent tracks into the path of an engine that was backing up.
Officer Grote was a Union Army veteran of the Civil War.
As he attempted to move out of the way of a train he stepped onto some adjacent tracks into the path of an engine that was backing up.
Officer Grote was a Union Army veteran of the Civil War.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Old Colony Railroad Police Department
Special Police Officer
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