Special Agent Joseph J. Kucera, Jr., 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
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Incident Details

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

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Agent Kucera,
On today, the 90th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice as a Law Enforcement Officer.

BPA Mike Casey
United States Border Patrol
El Paso Station

April 29, 2019