Roll of Honor
Incident
Captain John Barnes suffered a fatal heart attack at the intersection of 5th Avenue and 57th Street while commanding his officers during a WWI victory parade that involved an estimated 26,000 soldiers and 3,000,000 spectators.
The high numbers of spectators resulted in numerous deaths and injuries along the parade route on Fifth Avenue as spectators defied police orders to stay in the viewing areas.
Captain Barnes collapsed during the event and died before arriving at Roosevelt Hospital.
Rest In Peace Brother in Blue. You are honored and remembered on the 100th anniversary of your EOW.
Officer Mike Robinson (Ret.) Upland Police Dept. CA March 25th, 2019
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Captain Barnes served with the New York City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Barnes.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Captain John Barnes is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NY, 99 of 2,147 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.6% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At New York City Police Department, 44 of 1237 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Barnes's cause is highlighted.
How John Barnes Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. John Barnes is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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