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Police Officer

William S. Winn Jr.

Chatham County Police Department — Savannah, GA

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch November 1, 1934

Age 30

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Badge 13

The Vigil Panel 69 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 10

Incident

Police Officer William Winn was killed in a motorcycle crash while responding to a fire call. A firetruck hit his motorcycle as they were racing to the call on Bay Street. He was transported to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he died 30 minutes later. Officer Winn was hired to replace Police Officer W. Frank Godbold, who died in a line-of-duty motorcycle crash on March 29, 1929. Officer Winn was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Chatham County Sheriff's Office for seven years. He was survived by his wife and child. His father also served in law enforcement.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and child.

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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.
Police Officer Winn gave the Chatham County Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Savannah 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

Department Chatham County Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Platform Identity ccpd.chatham.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 1, 1934

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 30

Badge Number 13

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

William S. Winn Jr. served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer William S. Winn Jr. 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 GA, 264 of 904 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Chatham County Police Department, 5 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 45.5% of this agency's fallen.

Chatham County Police Department

of 11 officers

45.5% Accident

GA — Statewide

264

of 904 officers

29.2% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident