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Night Marshal

Oscar Edwin Hornberger

Perryville Police Department — Perryville, MO

Accident

End of Watch April 19, 1930

Age 38

Tour of Duty 4 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Night Marshal Oscar Hornberger was accidentally shot and killed by his partner in a case of mistaken identity.

He was assisting several sheriff's deputies and Perryville's day marshal to conduct a raid on an illegal liquor making operation at a farm eight miles northwest of Perryville. Night Marshal Hornberger mistook one of the other officers for a suspect and opened fire.

The other officer returned fire, fatally wounding him.

Night Marshal Hornberger had served with the Perryville Police Department for only four months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Night Marshal Hornberger served with the Perryville Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Perryville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Night Marshal Hornberger.

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

Agency

Department Perryville Police Department

Location Perryville, MO

Platform Identity ppd.perry.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 19, 1930

Tour of Duty 4 mo

Age 38

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Night Marshal Oscar Edwin Hornberger 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%.

Perryville Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Accident

MO — Statewide

237

of 813 officers

29.2% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Oscar Edwin Hornberger'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 Oscar Edwin Hornberger Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service

0.3