William Stanley Jones

Birmingham Police Dept. — Birmingham, AL

Illness Veteran

End of Watch August 9, 1975

Age 38

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice 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: July 23, 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 Dept.

Location Birmingham, 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 United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Detective Sergeant William Stanley Jones 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 AL, 23 of 643 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.6% of this state's fallen. That is 5.5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

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

Birmingham Police Dept.

of 49 officers

2% Illness

AL — Statewide

of 643 officers

3.6% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness