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

End of Watch: Monday, April 29, 1929

Biographical Info
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: Sunday, March 10, 1929
Incident Location: Illinois
Weapon Used: Person
Suspect Info: Not available

Special Agent Joseph Kucera succumbed to injuries sustained 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 the railroad car when they attacked him and threw him from the train.

Agent Kucera was survived by his wife.

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