Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Henry Davis and his partner were on patrol traveling eastbound on Georgia Highway 53 when a car approached them from behind at a high rate of speed and struck their patrol car in the rear. The patrol car was knocked into the westbound lane and was struck by a second car on the passenger side where Officer Davis was sitting. Officer Davis was killed in the crash. His partner was treated and released from the hospital. Officer Davis had served with the Gainesville Police Department for four years.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Davis gave the Gainesville Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Gainesville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Davis.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Henry Tillman Davis 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 Gainesville Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Tillman Davis's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Tillman Davis Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Tillman Davis is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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