James Shirley Booth

Jacksonville Police Department — Jacksonville, FL

Illness

End of Watch October 16, 1918

Age 38

Tour of Duty 7 yrs 10 mo

The Vigil Panel 35 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 32

Incident

Officer James Booth died as a result of complications from influenza while performing his assigned duties during the Influenza Pandemic.

The Jacksonville Police Department had been tasked with enforcing local health laws to help prevent the spread of influenza, as well as performing their regular police duties.

Officer Booth served with the Jacksonville Police Department for less than 10 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Booth gave the Jacksonville Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jacksonville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Booth.

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

Agency

Department Jacksonville Police Department

Location Jacksonville, FL

Platform Identity jpd.duval.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 16, 1918

Tour of Duty 7 yrs 10 mo

Age 38

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Officer James Shirley Booth 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 FL, 81 of 1,008 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 8% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

At Jacksonville Police Department, 1 of 33 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 3% of this agency's fallen.

Jacksonville Police Department

of 33 officers

3% Illness

FL — Statewide

of 1,008 officers

8% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness