Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Englehart was struck and killed by a freight train at the Union Depot while on patrol. The freight train was backing up to re-attach to other train cars when it struck him. Patrolman Englehart had served with the Mansfield Police Department for 4 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his fiancee.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
133 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Englehart served with the Mansfield Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Mansfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman John Englehart, Jr. 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Mansfield Police Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Englehart, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How John Englehart, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Englehart, Jr. is highlighted in Aug.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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