Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Harry Peshon succumbed to injuries sustained on November 19th, 1933, when he was involved in a vehicle crash at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Vincente Street as he and his partner responded to an emergency call.
The driver of the other vehicle was cited for reckless driving.
He was transported to a hospital and then to a rehabilitation center. He remained at the rehabilitation center until succumbing to complications of his injuries on June 4th, 1935.
Officer Peshon was a United States Army WWI veteran and served with the San Francisco Police Department for at least 12 years. He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, mother, and brother. His father also served with the San Francisco Police Department
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, mother, and brother.
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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.
Officer Peshon gave the San Francisco Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Francisco 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Harry A. Peshon served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Officer Harry A. Peshon is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At San Francisco Police Department, 35 of 106 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry A. Peshon's cause is highlighted.
How Harry A. Peshon Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harry A. Peshon is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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