Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman John Collins died as a result of complications from influenza while performing his assigned duties during the Influenza Pandemic.
The Cincinnati Police Department had been tasked with enforcing local health laws to help prevent the spread of influenza, as well as performing their regular police duties. Many officers in the department became ill while on duty and died as a result of complications of influenza.
Patrolman Collins served with the Cincinnati Police Department for more than six years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Collins gave the Cincinnati Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Collins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman John Henry Collins, Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In OH, 49 of 991 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Cincinnati Police Department, 6 of 106 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 5.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Henry Collins, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How John Henry Collins, Jr. Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. John Henry Collins, Jr. is highlighted in Oct.
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