San Diego Police Department, California
End of Watch: Saturday, September 7, 1940
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 14 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: September 7, 1940
Weapon Used: Automobile
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Henry Goodrich was killed when his police motorcycle struck a vehicle making an illegal U-turn on the Los Angeles-San Diego Highway just inside the city limits.
He was killed instantly upon impact.
Patrolman Goodrich had served with the agency for 13 years. He was survived by his wife and two children.