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Patrolman

William McKinley Buck

Chicago Police Department — Chicago, IL

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch November 29, 1941

Age 42

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

Badge 5498

The Vigil Panel 78 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 570

Incident

Patrolman William Buck succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when the patrol car he was riding in collided with another vehicle at the intersection of California Avenue and Cortland Street.

Patrolman Buck was a U.S Navy veteran and had served with the Chicago Police Department for 17 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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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.
Patrolman Buck gave the Chicago Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Chicago Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Chicago, Cook County, IL

Platform Identity cpd.cook.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 29, 1941

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

Age 42

Badge Number 5498

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

William McKinley Buck served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.

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Patrolman William McKinley Buck is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In IL, 354 of 1,318 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.9% of this state's fallen. That is 26.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Chicago Police Department, 107 of 571 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 18.7% of this agency's fallen.

Chicago Police Department

107

of 571 officers

18.7% Accident

IL — Statewide

354

of 1,318 officers

26.9% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident