Daniel Francis Murphy

Fall River Police Department — Fall River, MA

Illness Veteran

End of Watch October 6, 1918

Age 30

Tour of Duty 4 yrs 5 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 8

Incident

Patrolman Daniel Murphy died as a result of complications of influenza while in the performance of his assigned duties during the Influenza Pandemic.

The city of Fall River's first reported case of influenza was on September 16th, 1918. By the end of the year, over 11,707 cases were reported, with 719 deaths. Many members of the Fall River Police Department became ill while enforcing the city's health laws.

Patrolman Murphy was a United States Navy veteran and had served with the Fall River Police Department for four and a half years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two children, father, brother, and sister.

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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 Murphy gave the Fall River Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fall River community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Fall River Police Department

Location Fall River, MA

Platform Identity frpd.bristol.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 6, 1918

Tour of Duty 4 yrs 5 mo

Age 30

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Military Service

Daniel Francis Murphy served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman Daniel Francis Murphy 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 MA, 59 of 469 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 12.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.

At Fall River Police Department, 3 of 9 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Fall River Police Department

of 9 officers

33.3% Illness

MA — Statewide

of 469 officers

12.6% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness