Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Henry Johnson was killed when his patrol car was struck by a Central of Georgia Railroad train while he responded to an accident with injuries call.
Because of the fan-type horn on the train, Sergeant Johnson did not see or hear the train approaching as he entered the railroad crossing. The impact knocked the car 91-feet and caused Sergeant Johnson to suffer fatal head and internal injuries.
Sergeant Johnson had served with the Muscogee County Police Department for 13 years.
The Muscogee County Police Department was later disbanded and incorporated into the Columbus Police Department.
Rest in peace Sergeant Johnson.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis December 4th, 2022
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Johnson gave the Muscogee County Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Johnson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Henry Orlander Johnson 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Orlander Johnson's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Orlander Johnson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Orlander Johnson is highlighted in Dec.