Daniel Alfred Redding
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Officer

Daniel Alfred Redding

Columbus Division of Police — Columbus, OH
Veteran → Illness
End of Watch July 27, 1965
Age 35
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Badge 378
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Daniel Redding succumbed to an infection that set in after injuring his leg while chasing a burglary suspect four years earlier. During the pursuit, he cut his leg on a fence and had to seek medical treatment. Officer Redding required 27 surgeries on his leg before succumbing to the infections. Officer Redding had served with the Columbus Division of Police for ten years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and nine children.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Redding gave the Columbus Division of Police 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Redding.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Other
Location Columbus, Franklin County, OH
Platform Identity cdpd.franklin.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 27, 1965
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 35
Badge Number 378
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Military Service

Daniel Alfred Redding served in the U.S. Navy (1951–1951) before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Illness

Daniel is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1965, 1 officer in the United States was lost to illness, the 75th heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.

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Who

Daniel was 35. Of the 1,996 lost to illness in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 42 and 58; the middle age was 51. Daniel had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.

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When

July holds 7% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Tuesdays: 13.3%.

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How

Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.

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His people

Columbus Division of Police has 59 officers remembered here, Daniel among them.

Across the years

Officer Daniel Alfred Redding

Columbus Division of Police · End of Watch July 27, 1965

Military Service

Daniel Alfred Redding served in the U.S. Navy (1951–1951) before joining law enforcement.

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Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 53-E

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