William Stanley Jones

Birmingham Police Department — Birmingham, AL

Veteran → Illness

End of Watch August 9, 1975

Age 38

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 48

Incident

Detective Sergeant William Jones died when a blood clot moved to his heart as he chased a burglary suspect. Detective Jones was a United States Air Force veteran.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two sons, his parents, and two sisters.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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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.
Detective Sergeant Jones served with the Birmingham Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Birmingham 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 Birmingham Police Department

Type Other

Location Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL

Platform Identity birmpd.jefferson.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 9, 1975

Age 38

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Military Service

William Stanley Jones served in the U.S. Air Force before joining law enforcement.

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Detective Sergeant William Stanley Jones is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In AL, 23 of 643 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Birmingham Police Department, 1 of 49 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 2% of this agency's fallen.

Birmingham Police Department

of 49 officers

2% Illness

AL — Statewide

of 643 officers

3.6% Illness

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Illness