Herbert C. Osborn

Birmingham Police Department — Birmingham, AL

Veteran → Veteran → Accident

End of Watch July 24, 1962

Age 34

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

The Vigil Panel 97 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 48

Incident

Police Officer Herbert Osborn succumbed to injuries he received in a motorcycle crash while conducting a funeral escort. A vehicle turned left at 52nd Street and collided with Officer Osborn, who was traveling on 1st Avenue North. Officer Osborn was a United States Army World War II veteran and had served with the Birmingham Police Department for three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, mother, four sisters, and eight brothers.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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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 Osborn gave the Birmingham Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Birmingham 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 Birmingham Police Department

Type Other

Location Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL

Platform Identity birmpd.jefferson.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 24, 1962

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 34

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Herbert C. Osborn served in the U.S. Army (1945â1947) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Herbert C. Osborn is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 28.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Birmingham Police Department, 14 of 49 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.

Birmingham Police Department

of 49 officers

28.6% Accident

AL — Statewide

182

of 643 officers

28.3% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident