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Police Officer

Billy Fred Clardy Jr.

Huntsville Police Department — Huntsville, AL

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch May 3, 1978

Age 26

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

The Vigil Panel 119 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 12

Incident

Police Officer Billy Clardy was killed in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 72, at the intersection with Old Gurley Road, while en route to meet another officer.

His vehicle left the roadway and struck a rock wall, causing him to suffer fatal injuries.

Officer Clardy had served with the Huntsville Police Department for three years.

On December 6th, 2019, Officer Clardy's son, Agent Billy Clardy III, was shot and killed in the line of duty while also serving with the Huntsville Police Department.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two sons, his brother, and five sisters.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier: BO-US-AL-B2184985
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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Clardy gave the Huntsville Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Huntsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Clardy.

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

Agency

Department Huntsville Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Huntsville, AL

Platform Identity hpd.madison.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 3, 1978

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 26

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Billy Fred Clardy Jr. served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1970â1973) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Billy Fred Clardy Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 28.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Huntsville Police Department, 5 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 38.5% of this agency's fallen.

Huntsville Police Department

of 13 officers

38.5% Accident

AL — Statewide

182

of 643 officers

28.3% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident