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Police Officer

Henry Joseph Mach

Detroit Police Department — Detroit, MI

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch December 21, 1947

Age 25

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Badge 1153

The Vigil Panel 84 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 249

Incident

Officer Henry Mach was shot and killed after responding to a report of a disturbance at 2011 Cabot Street. When he arrived he encountered a man assaulting another person. He chased the man into a nearby alley but was shot in the stomach and chest when the man opened fire. The suspect was arrested a short time later, tracked down by the scarf he dropped in the alley. Officer Mach was able to identify the shooter before he died the next day. The suspect was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison on June 30, 1948, but was later paroled. Officer Mach had served with the Detroit Police Department for 2 years. He previously served with the Merchant Marines during World War II.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and child.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Mach gave the Detroit Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Detroit Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Platform Identity detpd.wayne.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 21, 1947

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 25

Badge Number 1153

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Military Service

Henry Joseph Mach served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Henry Joseph Mach 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 97,759 officers honored here.

In MI, 426 of 718 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.3% of this state's fallen. That is 59.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Detroit Police Department, 177 of 250 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.8% of this agency's fallen.

Detroit Police Department

177

of 250 officers

70.8% Felonious

MI — Statewide

426

of 718 officers

59.3% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious