Earl W. Eubanks
Patrolman

Earl W. Eubanks

Savannah Police Department — Savannah, GA
Accident
End of Watch December 23, 1941
Age 36
Tour of Duty 8 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Eubanks was killed in a motorcycle accident while responding to a robbery call. Patrolman Eubanks had served with the agency for 8 months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and child.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-GA-1A6E7B03
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Eubanks served with the Savannah Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Savannah community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Eubanks.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Savannah, Chatham County, GA
Platform Identity spd.chatham.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 23, 1941
Tour of Duty 8 mo
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Earl W. Eubanks 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 GA, 264 of 905 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Savannah Police Department, 9 of 31 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29% of this agency's fallen.

Savannah Police Department
9
of 31 officers
29% Accident
GA — Statewide
264
of 905 officers
29.2% 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. Earl W. Eubanks's cause is highlighted.

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

How Earl W. Eubanks Compares

Age at Death
36
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Earl W. Eubanks is highlighted in Dec.

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