Louis Henry Bamberger
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Patrolman

Louis Henry Bamberger

Massillon Police Department — Massillon, OH
Accident
End of Watch June 13, 1916
Age 43
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Louis Bamberger was struck and killed by a train while attempting to break up an altercation at the Massillon Train Depot at 0200 hours. One of the parties in the altercation was also struck and killed. Patrolman Bamberger had served with the Massillon Police Department for 15 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and five children.

In Our Keeping

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Bamberger gave the Massillon Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Massillon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Bamberger.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Massillon, OH
Platform Identity mpd.stark.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 13, 1916
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
Age 43
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Louis Henry Bamberger 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Massillon Police Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Massillon Police Department
1
of 4 officers
25% Accident
OH — Statewide
318
of 991 officers
32.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Louis Henry Bamberger's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Louis Henry Bamberger Compares

Age at End of Watch
43
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
15
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Louis Henry Bamberger is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897