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 following law enforcement officers died as a result of contracting the virus in the line of duty.
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.
Boston Police Department, Massachusetts
- Patrolman William F. Ahern
- Patrolman Edward M. Day
- Patrolman Joseph Francis Eberlein
- Patrolman Frederick Joseph Gibney
- Patrolman Lawrence Joseph Nagle
- Patrolman Peter Francis Neary
Camden Police Department, New Jersey
Cleveland Division of Police, Ohio
Dayton Police Department, Ohio
- Patrolman Clement Leroy Francis
- Patrolman Emerson A. Glotfelter
- Patrolman Lawrence Robert Graham
- Patrolman Vinton E. Harsh
- Patrolman Edward Michael Hennessey
- Patrolman Troy Elmer Sine
Denver Police Department, Colorado
Exeter Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania
Fall River Police Department, Massachusetts
Gloucester Police Department, Massachusetts
Louisville Police Department, Kentucky
Memphis Police Department, Tennessee
Moline Police Department, Illinois
New York City Police Department, New York
Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania
- Private Joseph Roland Brown
- Private George Edward Higgins
- Private Edward Clarence Jackson
- Private Chester Arthur Kuhns
- Private Joseph B. Malloy
- Private John Patrick McLaughlin
- Sergeant Zoe Andrew Remaly
- Private James A. Walsh
Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania
- Police Officer William Sebastian Hendrickson
- Police Officer Thomas Millard Horlacher
- Police Officer Charles Aloysius Prendergast
- Police Officer Vasco Snow
- Police Officer Conklin Snow
Quincy Police Department, Massachusetts
San Diego Police Department, California
San Francisco Police Department, California
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri
Texas Rangers, Texas
Wilkes-Barre Police Department, Pennsylvania