Samuel Marion Webb, Sr.
Patrolman

Samuel Marion Webb, Sr.

Savannah Police Dept. — Savannah, GA
Accident Veteran
End of Watch April 14, 1929
Age 34
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Sam Webb succumbed to injuries he received in an automobile crash while responding to a fire on April 12, 1929. A vehicle had pulled out of the way of a fire truck but pulled back into the travel lane in front of Patrolman Webb's patrol car at Broad Street and Gaston Street in Savannah. He was transported to St. Joseph's Hospital with a broken back and paralysis. He passed away two days later. Patrolman Webb was a United States Army WWI veteran and had served with the Savannah Police Department for seven years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four children.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-GA-C5D5A146
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July 23, 2026

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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.
Patrolman Webb gave the Savannah Police Department 7 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

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

Service Record

End of Watch April 14, 1929
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Samuel Marion Webb, Sr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman Samuel Marion Webb, 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 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. Samuel Marion Webb, Sr.'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 Samuel Marion Webb, Sr. Compares

Age at End of Watch
34
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Samuel Marion Webb, Sr. is highlighted in Apr.

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

Incident Location