Chatham County Police Department, Georgia Fallen Officers

Honoring All Fallen Members of the . . .

Chatham County Police Department
Savannah, GA

Patrolman William R. Mitchell
Chatham County Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, September 7, 1918
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer W. Frank Godbold
Chatham County Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, March 29, 1929
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

Sergeant Perry L. Anderson
Chatham County Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, October 27, 1934
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Police Officer William S. Winn
Chatham County Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, November 1, 1934
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

Police Officer John J. O'Riley
Chatham County Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, October 21, 1939
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sergeant William M. Sheppard
Chatham County Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, June 9, 1951
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Harry H. Akins
Chatham County Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, November 21, 1962
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Lieutenant Dennis Witherington
Chatham County Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, August 24, 1969
Cause of Death: Heart attack

Police Officer Daniel Alexander Hodgson
Chatham County Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, March 20, 1976
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrol Officer Frank A. Kania
Chatham County Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, May 24, 1979
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Officer Doreen E. McCumber
Chatham County Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, November 4, 1988
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 11

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