Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Davis died from injuries he received the previous day when he was struck by a car while directing traffic at the intersection of Cherry Street and Diamond Street SE.
Patrolman Davis served with the Grand Rapids Police Department for 24 years.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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24 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Davis gave the Grand Rapids Police Department 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Grand Rapids community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Davis.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Millard F. Davis 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 MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Grand Rapids Police Department, 7 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 46.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Millard F. Davis's cause is highlighted.
How Millard F. Davis Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Millard F. Davis is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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