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Police Officer

Harry S. White

United States War Department - Muscle Shoals Nitrate Plant Police — Sheffield, AL

Felonious

End of Watch December 7, 1923

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Police Officer Harry White was shot and killed by poachers at the Nitrate Plant No. 1 in Colbert County, Alabama. Officer White ordered the men to break their shotguns and walk ahead of his horse. When Officer White's attention was distracted by the poachers' dogs, one of the men suddenly swung around and shot Officer White, killing him. The two men then robbed Officer White's body of his wallet and service revolver. They hid his body in an abandoned cistern and fled the reservation. Both men were arrested a short time later and confessed to his murder. One of the suspects who murdered him was executed by hanging on October 9th, 1925.

Survivors

Officer White was survived by his father and three sisters.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer White served with the United States War Department.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer White.

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

Agency

Department United States War Department - Muscle Shoals Nitrate Plant Police

Type Federal Agency

Location Sheffield, AL

Platform Identity uswdmsnppd.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 7, 1923

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Police Officer Harry S. White is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 63 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

United States War Department - Muscle Shoals Nitrate Plant Police

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

AL — Statewide

405

of 643 officers

63% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry S. White's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

1 (0%)

Accident

1 (0%)

Illness

1 (0%)

Cardiac

1 (0%)

Undetermined

1 (0%)

Suicide

1 (0%)

How Harry S. White Compares

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Harry S. White is highlighted in Dec.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,516

May

1,504

Jun

1,442

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,517

Sep

1,491

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Harry S. White was killed by shotgun.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909

Incident Location

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