Dayton City Police Department, Ohio
End of Watch Wednesday, January 28, 1920
Add to My HeroesTroy Elmer Sine
Patrolman Troy Sine succumbed to complications of Spanish Influenza while enforcing health orders and operating ambulances due to the outbreak of Spanish Influenza in Dayton.
Dayton City Police Officers had been ordered to close saloons that violated health orders, man ambulances, keep crowds from gathering, and remove corpses. More than 700 citizens died from Spanish Influenza between October 1918 and January 1919. As a result of stopping the spread of the flu and maintaining order in the city of Dayton, many members of the Dayton City Police Department became ill with the flu, and six officers died.
Patrolman Sine served with the Dayton City Police Department for eighteen months. He was survived by his wife and four children.
Effects of Spanish Flu on Law Enforcement
From 1918 to early 1919, the Spanish Flu pandemic infected an estimated 500 million people worldwide—about one-third of the planet’s population—and killed approximately 675,000 Americans. Many officers contracted this virus due to the requirements of their job.
The names of every officer who died in the line of duty from the Spanish Flu will likely never be known, but ODMP researchers continue to uncover new cases as part of our mission to never forget the fallen.
Bio
- Age 28
- Tour 1 year, 6 months
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Duty related illness
- Incident Date Sunday, January 25, 1920
Most Recent Reflection
View all 3 ReflectionsRest in peace Patrolman Sine.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 28, 2023
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