THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE   Private Floyd E. Maderia Pennsylvania State Police Troop "B" 1900-1934

Biographical Info
Age: 34
Years of Service: 4 years  8 months

Incident Details
Cause of Death:  Vehicle Accident
Date of Incident: December 10, 1934
Date of Death: December 11, 1934

Floyd E. Maderia was born March 14, 1900, at Reading, Pennsylvania.

Prior to his enlistment with the Constabulary, he served in the U. S. Navy from July 2, 1919, to July 3, 1924, as a musician, first class. Maderia enlisted with the Constabulary from Philadelphia on May 1, 1930, and was assigned to Troop B, Wyoming. He was 30 years old.

At 4:20 p.m. on December 10, 1934, Maderia, and Private Worden A. Bader were returning from court, where they had testified in the Theodore Morro murder case. In the city of Minooka, Lackawanna County, their vehicle skidded on an ice-covered street and struck a telephone pole. Maderia died of a fractured skull in the Scranton State Hospital at 1:45 a.m., the following day.

Bader survived his injuries. Maderia is buried in Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading. He was survived by his father, Mr. William Maderia, Reading.

Maderia, 34, had completed four years and eight months with the Constabulary.