Gaines, Theopolis, CPL

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Corporal

Last Primary Specialty
AVP-Aviation Police Unit

Primary Unit
1930-1932 New York State Police, NY/ Aviation Police Unit

Service Years
1930 - 1932

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Police Awards and Commendations

Federal Awards

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Departmental Awards

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Prior Military Service

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Personal Details

Home Country

United States

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Casualty Info

End of Watch
Jan 15, 1932

Cause of Death
Aircraft Accident

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Unit Assignments


	1930-1932 New York State Police, NY/ Aviation Police Unit

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Related Line of Duty Deaths

Lieutenant Tremain M. Hughes
New York State Police, New York
End of Watch: Friday, January 15, 1932
Cause: Aircraft accident

Comments/Citation:

Corporal Theopolis Gaines and Lieutenant Tremain Hughes were killed when their state police airplane crashed in Madison County, New York. The pilot, Lieutenant Hughes, was following a road when the plane struck an elm tree. The plane crashed and burst into flames. Lieutenant Hughes was trapped in the rear cockpit of the burning plane and Corporal Gaines was thrown from the plane and died instantly. Leave a Reflection · Update Memorial Read more: http://www.odmp.org/officer/5214-corporal-theopolis-gaines#ixzz1tJ8uvKZn