Blair Miller Cook
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Policeman

Blair Miller Cook

Los Angeles Police Department — Los Angeles, CA
Illness Veteran
End of Watch January 5, 1919
Age 26
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Gender Male

Incident

Policeman Blair Cook died as a result of complications from influenza while performing his assigned duties during the Influenza Pandemic.

Policeman Cook was an Oregon Army National Guard veteran.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, one child, and parents.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-CA-C4A63801
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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.
Policeman Cook served with the Los Angeles Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles 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

Location Los Angeles, CA
Platform Identity lapd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 5, 1919
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Military Service

Blair Miller Cook served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Policeman Blair Miller Cook 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 CA, 75 of 1,837 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.1% of this state's fallen. That is 5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

At Los Angeles Police Department, 22 of 240 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 9.2% of this agency's fallen.

Los Angeles Police Department
22
of 240 officers
9.2% Illness
CA — Statewide
75
of 1,837 officers
4.1% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Blair Miller Cook's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Blair Miller Cook Compares

Age at End of Watch
26
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Blair Miller Cook is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285

Incident Location