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Police Officer

Harry S. White

United States War Department - Muscle Shoals Nitrate Plant Police — Sheffield, AL

Felonious

End of Watch December 7, 1923

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Police Officer Harry White was shot and killed by poachers at the Nitrate Plant No. 1 in Colbert County, Alabama. Officer White ordered the men to break their shotguns and walk ahead of his horse. When Officer White's attention was distracted by the poachers' dogs, one of the men suddenly swung around and shot Officer White, killing him. The two men then robbed Officer White's body of his wallet and service revolver. They hid his body in an abandoned cistern and fled the reservation. Both men were arrested a short time later and confessed to his murder. One of the suspects who murdered him was executed by hanging on October 9th, 1925.

Survivors

Officer White was survived by his father and three sisters.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer White served with the United States War Department.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer White.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department United States War Department - Muscle Shoals Nitrate Plant Police

Location Sheffield, AL

Platform Identity uswdmsnppd.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 7, 1923

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Executed in 1925

Police Officer Harry S. White is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 8.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

United States War Department - Muscle Shoals Nitrate Plant Police

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

AL — Statewide

405

of 643 officers

63% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry S. White'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 Harry S. White Compares

Offender Outcome

Executed in 1925

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Harry S. White is highlighted in Dec.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Harry S. White was killed by shotgun.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518