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Officer

Henry Dow Kennedy

Mount Airy Police Department — Mount Airy, NC

Accident

End of Watch July 16, 1946

Age 36

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

The Vigil Panel 82 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 2

Incident

Officer Kennedy was killed in an automobile accident as he and another officer pursued a vehicle suspected of transporting illegal moonshine. Officer Kennedy suffered fatal injuries when he lost control of the patrol car and crashed. The driver of the fleeing vehicle was eventually apprehended and convicted of several traffic offenses. Officer Kennedy had served with the agency for 2 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and three daughters.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Mount Airy Police Department

Location Mount Airy, NC

Platform Identity mapd.surry.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 16, 1946

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Automobile

Offender Apprehended

Officer Henry Dow Kennedy 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 NC, 205 of 664 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.9% of this state's fallen.

At Mount Airy Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Mount Airy Police Department

of 3 officers

33.3% Accident

NC — Statewide

205

of 664 officers

30.9% 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. Henry Dow Kennedy'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 Henry Dow Kennedy Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

Offender Outcome

Apprehended

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Dow Kennedy is highlighted in Jul.

Jan

820

Feb

730

Mar

748

Apr

707

May

847

Jun

795

Jul

897

Aug

937

Sep

913

Oct

925

Nov

872

Dec

897

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