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Lieutenant Samuel C. Marquardt | Detroit Police Department, Michigan
Detroit Police Department, Michigan

Lieutenant

Samuel C. Marquardt

Detroit Police Department, Michigan

End of Watch: Tuesday, May 15, 1917

Biographical Info

Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 7 years, 9 months
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Struck by train
Date of Incident: May 15, 1917
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Lieutenant Marquardt was struck and killed by a train while conducting a training exercise on Seven Mile Road near Mt. Elliott Street.

He and ten other officers were conducting training exercises with new department motorcycles when the accident occurred.

Lieutenant Marquardt served with the Detroit Police Department for less than eight years. He was the nephew of Police Superindentent Ernest Marquardt.