Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Raymond Hannon died as a result of complications from influenza while performing his assigned duties during the Influenza Pandemic.
Patrolman Hannon became ill shortly after his shift on October 29. He was taken to the Forrest Park open-air field hospital, where he died due to complications of influenza.
The city of Springfield, due to the overwhelming number of cases of influenza and shortage of doctors, worked in coordination with the Massachusetts Army National Guard and the MassMutual Insurance Company to create a temporary field hospital outside of Springfield in Forrest Park known as "Tent City" to treat victims of the Influenza. The Springfield Police Department had been tasked with enforcing local health laws to help prevent the spread of influenza, as well as performing their regular police duties.
Patrolman Hannon served with the Springfield Police Department for more than four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Hannon gave the Springfield Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Springfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Hannon.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Raymond James Hannon 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 MA, 59 of 469 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 12.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
At Springfield Police Department, 3 of 19 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 15.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Raymond James Hannon's cause is highlighted.
How Raymond James Hannon Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond James Hannon is highlighted in Nov.
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