Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant James King died as a result of contracting influenza while in the performance of his assigned duties during the Influenza Pandemic.
Sergeant King became ill while on duty and returned to his home, where his condition worsened. He died as a result of complications of influenza four days later.
Sergeant King served with the New York City Police Department for less than 31 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
30 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant King gave the New York City Police Department 30 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant King.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant James Edward King is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NY, 629 of 2,147 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 29.3% of this state's fallen. That is 20.2 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
At New York City Police Department, 521 of 1237 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 42.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Edward King's cause is highlighted.
How James Edward King Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. James Edward King is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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