Assignment:  Patrol District 3
Date of Birth:  November 11, 1930  
Appointment Date:  January 16, 1952
End of Watch:  October 28, 1962

On October 28, 1962 at 2:06 a.m., Officer Joseph Whitford was issuing a traffic citation to a driver on Kamehameha Highway at Waiau when he was struck by a car and critically injured.  Officer Whitford later died from his injuries.