Policeman Thomas J. McVay
Philadelphia Police Department
Pennsylvania

End of Watch: Sunday, July 28, 1918
Cause: Gunfire

Biographical Info
Age: 23
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available

Policeman McVay was shot and killed on during a racial disturbance in South Philadelphia. Policeman McVay was shot on Titan Street near 27th when he tried to get into a house from which shots had been fired. Policeman McVay had been on the force less than a year He was survived by his fiance.

 
Photograph: Policeman Thomas J. McVay

Patch image: Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

Visit Policeman McVay's memorial at www.ODMP.org