Henry Travis
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Policeman

Henry Travis

Tullahoma Police Department — Tullahoma, TN
Accident
End of Watch September 26, 1970
Age 49
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Policeman Henry Travis was killed in an automobile accident while returning from transporting a prisoner. Policeman Clifford Riddle was severely injured in the same accident and remained in a coma until passing away in 1987. Policeman Travis had served with the Tullahoma Police Department for three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Travis gave the Tullahoma Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tullahoma community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Travis.

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

Agency

Location Tullahoma, TN
Platform Identity tpd.coffee.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 26, 1970
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Policeman Henry Travis 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 TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Tullahoma Police Department, 2 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

Tullahoma Police Department
2
of 5 officers
40% Accident
TN — Statewide
191
of 769 officers
24.8% 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. Henry Travis'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 Henry Travis Compares

Age at End of Watch
49
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Travis is highlighted in Sep.

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