Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Herman George was shot as he sat in the Hunters Point Project Police Station. Three assailants opened fire with a .30-caliber rifle as Officer George and two other officers typed reports. Officer George was shot six times, and another officer was wounded. Officer George succumbed to his wounds on December 16th, 1967. Officer George had been a member of the San Francisco Police Department for four years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and four children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer George gave the San Francisco Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Francisco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer George.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Herman L. George served in the U.S. Army (1954â1957) before joining law enforcement.
Officer Herman L. George 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 97,772 officers honored here.
In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At San Francisco Police Department, 66 of 106 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Herman L. George's cause is highlighted.
How Herman L. George Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Herman L. George is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Herman L. George was killed by rifle.
Military Service
Herman L. George served in the U.S. Army (1954–1957) before joining law enforcement.
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