Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Harry Ward suffered a fatal heart attack after rowing a boat for 12 consecutive hours while conducting rescues during the Great Flood of 1937.
Patrolman Ward had served with the been with the Cincinnati Police Department for 31 years.
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- July 23, 2026
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31 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Ward gave the Cincinnati Police Department 31 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Ward.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Harry L. Ward is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In OH, 43 of 991 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.3 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Cincinnati Police Department, 4 of 106 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry L. Ward's cause is highlighted.
How Harry L. Ward Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Harry L. Ward is highlighted in Jan.
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