Earl W. Eubanks
Patrolman

Earl W. Eubanks

Savannah Police Dept. — Savannah, GA
Accident
End of Watch December 23, 1941
Age 36
Tour of Duty 8 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Eubanks was killed in a motorcycle accident while responding to a robbery call. Patrolman Eubanks had served with the agency for 8 months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and child.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-GA-1A6E7B03
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Eubanks served with the Savannah Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Savannah community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Eubanks.

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

Agency

Location Savannah, GA
Platform Identity spd.chatham.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 23, 1941
Tour of Duty 8 mo
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Earl W. Eubanks 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 GA, 263 of 903 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Savannah Police Dept., 9 of 31 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29% of this agency's fallen.

Savannah Police Dept.
9
of 31 officers
29% Accident
GA — Statewide
263
of 903 officers
29.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Earl W. Eubanks'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 Earl W. Eubanks Compares

Age at End of Watch
36
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Earl W. Eubanks is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897