Harry Wise

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department — St. Louis, MO

Accident

End of Watch April 4, 1925

Age 26

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 175

Incident

Police Officer Harry Wise was killed after falling from his police motorcycle at St. Louis Avenue and Union Boulevard and fractured his skull. It is believed that Officer Wise suffered a convulsion, which led to the accident.

Survivors

Officer Wise had been with the agency for two years and was survived by his wife and child.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Wise gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Wise.

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

Agency

Department St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

Location St. Louis, MO

Platform Identity stlopd.saintlouis.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 4, 1925

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 26

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Harry Wise 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 MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 56 of 176 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.8% of this agency's fallen.

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

of 176 officers

31.8% Accident

MO — Statewide

237

of 813 officers

29.2% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident