Also fascinating: the various grades/classifications of Patrolman during this time of national peril (and it really was) and that 57 officers would be patrolling temporarily without a sidearm, altho accompanied by a veteran officer. Thanks for this thread.
Kaaskop49
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One of the things that confused me for the longest time ws the new hires during the war having the initials TP under the heading of rank. I figured they were Mole Patrol (Transit Police).
Turns out they were "Temporary Patrolman; Military Replacement". That very specific title referred to men who were hired to be Patrolman to replace men who had been called up to the military. They filled in for the missing man and when that man came back, they were let go from the Department and the returning man went back to work.
To bypass Civil Service issues, these men were restricted to the rank of Patrolman; they were not allowed above that entry level rank. They did not pay into nor were they eligible for the pension system.
In all other regards, including injury and death benefits, they were equal to the 'regular' patrolmen.
At the end of the war there was a movement to have these Temporary Patrolmen;Military replacements 'roll over' into being 'regular' patrolamn, but for various reasons (including some possible financial shenanigans by the petitioning organization) this did not come to pass.
Really a shame as these guys had all the training and a couple years experience by wars end. I think they got screwed over. As far as I can tell, the last TP:MR was discharged around early/mid 1946.
