Roll of Honor
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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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Herbert C. Osborn served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer Herbert C. Osborn 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Birmingham Police Dept., 14 of 49 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Herbert C. Osborn's cause is highlighted.
How Herbert C. Osborn Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Herbert C. Osborn is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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