Private Bernard S.C. McElroy
August 18, 1899 - December 21, 1924
Bernard S.C. McElroy was born August 18, 1899, at New Kensington, Pennsylvania.
Prior to his enlistment with the Constabulary, he served with Company B, 604th US Engineers from April 7, 1918, to June 27, 1919. He enlisted with the Constabulary on January 1, 1923, and was assigned to Troop D, Butler.
On December 20, 1924, while on motorcycle patrol, McElroy collided with a passenger car in the City of New Castle. He was seriously injured and was taken to the New Castle Hospital where he died the following day.
McElroy was buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Butler. He was survived by his mother, Mrs. Jennie E. McElroy, of New Kensington. McElroy, 25, completed two years of Constabulary service.