Albert C. Kohn
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Police Officer

Albert C. Kohn

Milwaukee Police Department — Milwaukee, WI
Cardiac
End of Watch October 29, 1975
Age 44
Tour of Duty 22 yrs
Badge 376
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Gender Male

His Life

Police Officer Albert Kohn suffered a fatal heart attack during a foot pursuit of a suspect. Officer Kohn had served with the Milwaukee Police Department for 22 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and daughter.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-WI-BFC16873
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

22 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Kohn gave the Milwaukee Police Department 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Milwaukee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Kohn.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI
Platform Identity mpd.milwaukee.wi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 29, 1975
Tour of Duty 22 yrs
Age 44
Badge Number 376
Gender Male

His Life Details

Cause Cardiac

Police Officer Albert C. Kohn is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,585 officers honored here.

In WI, 23 of 317 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 7.3% of this state's fallen. That is 3.3 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Milwaukee Police Department, 3 of 69 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.3% of this agency's fallen.

Milwaukee Police Department
3
of 69 officers
4.3% Cardiac
WI — Statewide
23
of 317 officers
7.3% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,585 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert C. Kohn's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,558 (53.9%)
Accident
10,094 (31%)
Illness
3,037 (9.3%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
334 (1%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)

How Albert C. Kohn Compares

Age at End of Watch
44
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
22
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Albert C. Kohn is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

Incident Location