Harry Grassman Mason
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Officer

Harry Grassman Mason

Orlando Police Department — Orlando, FL
Accident
End of Watch February 20, 1937
Age 44
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Harry Mason was killed in a motorcycle accident on Orange Avenue. His brother-in-law, Officer Egbert C. Moore, had previously been shot and killed in the line of duty on August 6, 1933. Officer Mason had served with the agency for one year.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Officer Mason gave the Orlando Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Orlando community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Mason.

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

Agency

Location Orlando, FL
Platform Identity opd.orange.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 20, 1937
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Harry Grassman Mason 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Orlando Police Department, 6 of 16 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.5% of this agency's fallen.

Orlando Police Department
6
of 16 officers
37.5% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry Grassman Mason's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Harry Grassman Mason Compares

Age at End of Watch
44
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harry Grassman Mason is highlighted in Feb.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897