Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Harry Fielder was struck and killed by an ambulance that was responding to a sanitary tunnel fire and collapse at the intersection of 22nd Street and Laflin Street. Four city firemen and seven laborers were killed as a result of the fire and subsequent collapse 35-feet below street level. Patrolman Fielder was two blocks from the scene when he was struck by an ambulance transporting victims from the disaster. Patrolman Fielder was assigned to the Canalport Station.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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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.
Patrolman Fielder served with the Chicago Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Fielder.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Harry William Fielder is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In IL, 354 of 1,318 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Chicago Police Department, 107 of 571 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 18.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry William Fielder's cause is highlighted.
How Harry William Fielder Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harry William Fielder is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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