Roll of Honor
Samuel J. Cheatham
Incident
Corporal Samuel Cheatham suffered a fatal heart attack while on sick leave at home due to a previous heart attack he suffered while struggling with a suspect who was resisting arrest. Corporal Cheatham was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He was assigned to the Carondelet District and had been with the agency for 29 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
In Our Keeping
- Permanent identifier
BO-US-MO-49CF5595- Stewardship
- Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
- Added to badge.nw
- August 2, 2026
- Last updated
- August 2, 2026
Honored here by 1 tribute.
Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Samuel. Claim this record.
Also honored at salute.nw — U.S. Navy. One record, 2 gates. Samuel is one person.
This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.
Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Corporal Cheatham gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 29 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Samuel J. Cheatham served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
Corporal Samuel J. Cheatham is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In MO, 32 of 813 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.9% of this state's fallen. That is 3.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 3 of 176 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 1.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Samuel J. Cheatham's cause is highlighted.
How Samuel J. Cheatham Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Samuel J. Cheatham is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
Military Service
Samuel J. Cheatham served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
Visit Samuel J. Cheatham’s page on salute.nw →
His full service record — units, decorations, where he served — is kept on salute.nw.
Others Who Wore This Badge
175 officers from St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are honored on badge.nw. Showing the 16 most recent.
