Archie Auran

Metropolitan Police Department — Washington, DC

Illness Veteran →

End of Watch October 11, 1918

Age 36

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

The Vigil Panel 35 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 130

Incident

Officer Archie Auran died as a result of complications from influenza while performing his assigned duties during the Influenza Pandemic.

In October 1918, the Metropolitan Police Department suffered an outbreak of influenza inside the Police Department due to the department's response to the Influenza Pandemic. Police Officers worked extremely long hours, answered emergency calls, and assisted influenza patients due to being short-staffed. More than 100 officers of the department were off daily throughout October. The United States Army Military Police Officers were ordered to help strengthen the number of the Police Force. They assisted the police department with policing in the city for most of the month till the Police Department got back to full strength.

Officer Auran was a United States Army veteran and served with the Metropolitan Police Department for 12 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, parents, and siblings.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Officer Auran gave the Metropolitan Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Washington community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Metropolitan Police Department

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity mpdc.dc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 11, 1918

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Military Service

Archie Auran served in the Other before joining law enforcement.

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Officer Archie Auran 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 DC, 137 of 1,419 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 9.7% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.

At Metropolitan Police Department, 8 of 131 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 6.1% of this agency's fallen.

Metropolitan Police Department

of 131 officers

6.1% Illness

DC — Statewide

137

of 1,419 officers

9.7% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness