Albert Leander Jacks

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police — Pittsburgh, PA

Illness

End of Watch April 17, 1936

Age 47

Tour of Duty 22 yrs 8 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 100

Incident

Inspector Albert Jacks died after contracting pneumonia from his rescue efforts during the St. Patrick's Day Flood.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

22 years. You could have gone home.
Inspector Jacks gave the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Inspector Jacks.

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

Agency

Department Pittsburgh Bureau of Police

Location Pittsburgh, PA

Platform Identity pittpd.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 17, 1936

Tour of Duty 22 yrs 8 mo

Age 47

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Inspector Albert Leander Jacks is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In PA, 121 of 1,261 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 9.6% of this state's fallen. That is 0.5 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.

At Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, 13 of 101 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 12.9% of this agency's fallen.

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police

of 101 officers

12.9% Illness

PA — Statewide

121

of 1,261 officers

9.6% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness