William S. Winn, Jr.

Chatham County Police Department — Savannah, GA

Accident Veteran

End of Watch November 1, 1934

Age 30

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Badge 13

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Police Officer William Winn was killed in a motorcycle crash while responding to a fire call. A firetruck hit his motorcycle as they were racing to the call on Bay Street. He was transported to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he died 30 minutes later. Officer Winn was hired to replace Police Officer W. Frank Godbold, who died in a line-of-duty motorcycle crash on March 29, 1929. Officer Winn was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Chatham County Sheriff's Office for seven years. He was survived by his wife and child. His father also served in law enforcement.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and child.

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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.
Police Officer Winn gave the Chatham County Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Savannah community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Chatham County Police Department

Location Savannah, GA

Platform Identity ccpd.chatham.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 1, 1934

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 30

Badge Number 13

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

William S. Winn, Jr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Police Officer William S. Winn, Jr. 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 Chatham County Police Department, 5 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 45.5% of this agency's fallen.

Chatham County Police Department

of 11 officers

45.5% Accident

GA — Statewide

263

of 903 officers

29.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident