Charles E. Galloway

Wichita Police Department — Wichita, KS

Illness

End of Watch July 15, 1923

Age 39

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 23

Incident

Detective Charles Galloway died after contracting blood poisoning after cutting his foot. He and other members of the department were sandbagging flooded portions of the city when he inadvertently cut his foot. Detective Galloway had served with the Wichita Police Department for eight years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and son.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Galloway gave the Wichita Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Wichita community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Galloway.

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

Agency

Department Wichita Police Department

Location Wichita, KS

Platform Identity wpd.sedgwick.ks.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 15, 1923

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Age 39

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Detective Charles E. Galloway 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 KS, 14 of 335 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.2% of this state's fallen. That is 4.9 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

At Wichita Police Department, 2 of 24 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 8.3% of this agency's fallen.

Wichita Police Department

of 24 officers

8.3% Illness

KS — Statewide

of 335 officers

4.2% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness