Police Officer William H. Pottker
Oak Park Police Department
Illinois

End of Watch: Friday, July 4, 1919
Cause: Automobile accident

Biographical Info
Age: 57
Tour of Duty: 25 years
Badge Number: 307

Officer Pottker was struck and killed while directing traffic
around a previous traffic crash on Washington Boulevard at or near Lombard Avenue.

Officer Pottker was a 25 year veteran of the police department. He was buried in Wheaton Cemetery.

 
Photograph: Police Officer William H. Pottker

Patch image: Oak Park Police Department, Illinois

Visit Police Officer Pottker's memorial at www.ODMP.org