Claude H. Harmon Jr.
Officer

Claude H. Harmon Jr.

Fort Worth Police Department — Fort Worth, TX
Accident
End of Watch October 16, 1957
Age 29
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Badge 596
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Claude Harmon was killed when a car struck his motorcycle. He had served with the agency for four years.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Harmon gave the Fort Worth Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Harmon.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Fort Worth, TX
Platform Identity fwpd.tarrant.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 16, 1957
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 29
Badge Number 596
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Claude H. Harmon 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 TX, 657 of 2,422 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Fort Worth Police Department, 19 of 59 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.2% of this agency's fallen.

Fort Worth Police Department
19
of 59 officers
32.2% Accident
TX — Statewide
657
of 2,422 officers
27.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Claude H. Harmon Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Claude H. Harmon Jr. Compares

Age at Death
29
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Claude H. Harmon Jr. is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897