George E. Clark

Dayton Police Department — Dayton, OH

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch January 29, 1923

Age 28

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo

The Vigil Panel 44 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 30

Incident

Patrolman George Clark was shot and killed while working a plainclothes burglary detail in the early morning hours. He was shot when he stopped a subject to question him at the intersection of Third Street at Olive Street (current-day Shannon Street). A nearby officer heard the shots and was able to shoot and kill the suspect as he fled. Patrolman Clark was a United States World War I Army veteran and had served with the Dayton Police Department for 18 months. He was survived by his expectant wife. His daughter was born in May.

Survivors

He was survived by his expectant wife.

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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.
Patrolman Clark gave the Dayton Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Dayton community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Dayton Police Department

Location Dayton, OH

Platform Identity dpd.montgomery.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 29, 1923

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo

Age 28

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Shot and killed

Military Service

George E. Clark served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman George E. Clark is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Dayton Police Department, 18 of 31 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58.1% of this agency's fallen.

Dayton Police Department

of 31 officers

58.1% Felonious

OH — Statewide

572

of 991 officers

57.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious