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Policeman William J. Henderson | Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

Policeman

William J. Henderson

Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

End of Watch: Thursday, December 25, 1941

Biographical Info

Age: 54
Tour of Duty: 23 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: December 25, 1941
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Henderson was killed when he was struck and run over by a bus that had just made a left on Wayne Avenue from Lincoln Drive. He was returning home after finishing a four-hour shift of guard duty at the Walnut Line Bridge.

He was a U.S Army veteran of WWI and had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 23 years.