Patrolman Thomas F. Prince

Patrolman Thomas F. Prince | Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police
Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police
Patrolman Thomas F. Prince

Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

End of Watch Wednesday, December 17, 1941

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Thomas F. Prince

Patrolman Thomas Prince was struck and killed by a train while patrolling the Delaware River Bridge between Trenton, New Jersey, and Morrisville, Pennsylvania.

A member of a train crew found his body on the side of the bridge, 100-feet from the Pennsylvania side of the river.

Patrolman Prince had been hired by the agency for war-time protection during WWI and had only been with the agency for a few weeks. He was survived by his wife, son, parents, and sister.

Bio

  • Age 28
  • Tour 3 weeks
  • Badge Not available

Incident Details

  • Cause Struck by train
  • Location Pennsylvania
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I wish I was able to meet my grandfather. He sounded like a wonderful man as our father, his only son, Thomas Franks Prince, has told us about him. We will never forgot you.

Shelley Prince Devane
Grandaugher

August 8, 2017

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