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First Sergeant James Andrew Seerey | Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania

First Sergeant

James Andrew Seerey

Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania

End of Watch: Monday, September 10, 1934

Biographical Info

Age: 42
Tour of Duty: 14 years, 7 months
Badge Number: 1760

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Animal related
Date of Incident: September 5, 1934
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

First Sergeant James Seerey died after falling from his horse during a training exercise and mounted drill at Troop B Headquarters. While performing a hurdle-jump the horse struck the hurdle and Sergeant Seerey was thrown to the ground. He suffered a broken pelvis and succumbed to his injuries five days later.

Sergeant Seerey was a U.S Army veteran of WWI and had served with the Pennsylvania State Police for almost 15 years. He was survived by his wife and three children.