Special Agent Joseph J. Kucera, Jr.

Special Agent Joseph J. Kucera, Jr. | Illinois Central Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police
Illinois Central Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police
Special Agent Joseph J. Kucera, Jr.

Illinois Central Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

End of Watch Monday, April 29, 1929

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Joseph J. Kucera, Jr.

Special Agent Joseph Kucera succumbed to injuries suffered seven weeks earlier when he was thrown from a Michigan Central Railroad freight car near East 14th Street in Chicago, Illinois.

He was attempting to eject three men from a railroad car when they attacked him and threw him from the train.

Agent Kucera was survived by his wife.

Bio

  • Age 28
  • Tour Not available
  • Badge Not available

Incident Details

  • Cause Assault
  • Location Illinois
  • Incident Date Sunday, March 10, 1929
  • Weapon Person
  • Offender Not available

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