Roll of Honor
Incident
Undersheriff John Bodine was shot and killed when a pistol was discharged by a man who was playing with it. Undersheriff Bodine was talking to the man in a city street when the shooting occurred. A coroner's inquest found that the shooting was accidental. Undersheriff Bodine was a Civil War veteran, having served as a private during the entire war with the Illinois 21st Infantry, Company F. He was survived by his wife. He is buried in Oswego Cemetery in Labette County.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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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.
Undersheriff Bodine served with the Labette County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Oswego 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
John Henry Bodine served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Undersheriff John Henry Bodine 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 KS, 66 of 335 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19.7% of this state's fallen. That is 11.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Labette County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Henry Bodine's cause is highlighted.
How John Henry Bodine Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Henry Bodine is highlighted in Apr.
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