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
Cambridge Police Department, Massachusetts
- Reserve Police Officer Michael Joseph Bannon
- Lieutenant James Andrew Cox
- Reserve Police Officer John William Donnelly
- Patrolman Lochlin Gavin
Camden Police Department, New Jersey
Chicago Police Department, Illinois
- Patrolman Walter John Bermingham
- Patrolman Edward James Madden
- Patrolman Rudolph John Tuerk
- Patrolman Glenn Tenbrook Whallon
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
Los Angeles Police Department, California
- Policeman Harry A. Byers
- Policeman John Celestine Clifford
- Policeman Blair Miller Cook
- Policeman Harry Henry Gates
- Policeman Isaac Oliver Gibeau
- Policeman Peter Hilding Isackson
- Policeman Joseph Henry Matlock
- Policeman George Albert Nelson
- Policeman Carey Judson Smith
- Policeman Charles William Stone
- Policeman David Chester Towels
- Policeman Lester Earl Trebilcock
- Policeman Samuel L. Walker
- Sergeant Albert C. Wedge
Louisville Police Department, Kentucky
Memphis Police Department, Tennessee
Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
- Officer Archie Auran
- Officer Joseph Presley Marcus Barker
- Officer John R. Bennett
- Officer John Wesley Conrad
- Officer John Frederick Jeffries
Moline Police Department, Illinois
New York City Police Department, New York
- Patrolman Cornelius Cuttrell
- Patrolman John Julius Fisher
- Patrolman Lawrence Hennessey
- Sergeant James Edward King
- Patrolman William W. Lewis
- Patrolman Daniel A. McAllister
- Patrolman Andrew M. Mullen
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
Perth Amboy Police Department, New Jersey
Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania
- Police Officer John D. Almenrader
- Police Officer Walter Scott Bates, Sr.
- Police Officer Joseph Robert Burns
- Reserve Police Officer John Joseph Burns
- Police Officer Martin R. Clark
- Police Officer Charles Stewart Connor
- Police Officer Walter Scott Danley
- Police Officer John Diamond
- Police Officer Joseph Michael Downs
- Police Officer John B. Feeley
- Police Officer John Paul Freiermuth
- Police Officer John Aloysius Gaghan
- Police Officer William Sebastian Hendrickson
- Police Officer Frederick Hofmann, Jr.
- Police Officer Thomas Millard Horlacher
- Reserve Police Officer Benjamin Kauffman
- Police Officer Martin Joseph O'Brien
- Reserve Police Officer James Orr
- Police Officer Charles Aloysius Prendergast
- Police Officer Vasco Snow
- Police Officer Conklin Snow
- Police Officer Herman Joseph Spreng
- Police Officer Thomas Durant Trott
- Police Officer William F. Wood
Pittsfield Police Department, Massachusetts
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
Wilmington Police Department, North Carolina