Edward Clarence Jackson

Pennsylvania State Police — Harrisburg, PA

Illness Veteran

End of Watch October 23, 1918

Age 27

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

The Vigil Panel 35 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 86

Incident

Private Edward Jackson died after contracting the Spanish Flu while in the performance of his duties.

Due to the devastation of the Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918 members of the Pennsylvania State Police had been ordered to perform duties such as, assisting nurses and doctors in taking care of influenza victims, serve as pallbearers of influenza victims, assisting health officers, transporting victims to and from hospitals, and to police the Borough of Exeter after the two members of their police force succumbed to the influenza.

Private Edward Jackson was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Pennsylvania State Police for two years. Private Jackson was assigned to Troop B, Wyoming, present-day Troop P, Wyoming.

Survivors

He was survived by his Mother 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.
Private Jackson gave the Pennsylvania State Police 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania State Police

Location Harrisburg, PA

Platform Identity pasp.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 23, 1918

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 27

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Military Service

Edward Clarence Jackson served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Private Edward Clarence Jackson 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 PA, 121 of 1,261 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 9.6% of this state's fallen. That is 0.5 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.

At Pennsylvania State Police, 10 of 87 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 11.5% of this agency's fallen.

Pennsylvania State Police

of 87 officers

11.5% Illness

PA — Statewide

121

of 1,261 officers

9.6% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness