J. Harry McWilliams, Sr.

Atlanta Police Department — Atlanta, GA

Accident

End of Watch November 13, 1946

Age 36

The Vigil Panel 83 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 87

Incident

Police Officer McWilliams was killed in a motorcycle accident while on duty.

Survivors

Officer McWilliams was survived by his wife and son.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Atlanta Police Department

Location Atlanta, GA

Platform Identity apd.fulton.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 13, 1946

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer J. Harry McWilliams, Sr. 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 Atlanta Police Department, 29 of 88 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33% of this agency's fallen.

Atlanta Police Department

of 88 officers

33% Accident

GA — Statewide

263

of 903 officers

29.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident