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Patrolman

John Snyder

Marion Police Department — Marion, IN

Illness

End of Watch February 2, 1919

Age 40

Tour of Duty 5 yrs 3 mo

The Vigil Panel 36 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 2

Incident

Patrolman John Snyder died as a result of complications from influenza while performing his assigned duties during the Influenza Pandemic.

The Marion Police Department had been tasked with enforcing local health laws to help prevent the spread of influenza, as well as performing their regular police duties.

Patrolman Snyder served with the Marion Police Department for more than five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Snyder gave the Marion Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Marion community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Snyder.

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

Agency

Department Marion Police Department

Location Marion, IN

Platform Identity mpd.grant.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 2, 1919

Tour of Duty 5 yrs 3 mo

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Patrolman John Snyder is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In IN, 13 of 503 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 2.6% of this state's fallen. That is 6.5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

At Marion Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Marion Police Department

of 3 officers

33.3% Illness

IN — Statewide

of 503 officers

2.6% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Snyder'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 John Snyder Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

Years of Service

5.2

This officer

Avg for Illness: 18.9 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. John Snyder is highlighted in Feb.

Jan

294

Feb

198

Mar

185

Apr

226

May

201

Jun

181

Jul

217

Aug

281

Sep

291

Oct

376

Nov

239

Dec

285

Others Who Wore This Badge

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