Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Keeper George Harrison succumbed to injuries sustained five months earlier when he fell against a bunk at the convict road camp in West Portal, New Jersey.
The fall caused him to suffer a compound fracture of the arm. He later suffered a fatal embolism as a result of the injury.
Deputy Keeper Harrison was survived by his wife.
Survivors
Deputy Keeper Harrison was survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Keeper Harrison served with the New Jersey Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Jersey. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Keeper Harrison.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Keeper George Harrison 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 NJ, 77 of 646 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 11.9% of this state's fallen. That is 2.8 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
At New Jersey Department of Corrections, 8 of 32 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Harrison's cause is highlighted.
How George Harrison Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. George Harrison is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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