Sergeant Edward F. Dwyer
St. Louis Police Department
Missouri

End of Watch: Monday, February 16, 1920
Cause: Animal related

Biographical Info
Age: 43
Tour of Duty: 11 years
Badge Number: Not available

Sergeant Dwyer succumbed to injuries received three days earlier when his horse fell on him at Clayton and Oakland Avenues. The horse became frightened by a passing automobile and reared back, falling over, and pinning Sergeant Dwyer.

Sergeant Dwyer had been with the agency for 11 years and was survived by his wife and three children.

 
Photograph: Sergeant Edward F. Dwyer

Patch image: St. Louis Police Department, Missouri

Visit Sergeant Dwyer's memorial at www.ODMP.org