Henry Travis

Tullahoma Police Department — Tullahoma, TN

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch September 26, 1970

Age 49

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

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Gender Male

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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.

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Last updated: August 2, 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

Department Tullahoma Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Tullahoma, Coffee County, 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

Military Service

Henry Travis served in the U.S. Army (1942â1945) before joining law enforcement.

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Policeman Henry Travis is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 24.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

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

of 5 officers

40% Accident

TN — Statewide

191

of 769 officers

24.8% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident