Daniel Alfred Redding

Columbus Division of Police — Columbus, OH

Illness

End of Watch July 27, 1965

Age 35

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Badge 378

The Vigil Panel 100 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 58

Incident

Officer Daniel Redding succumbed to an infection that set in after injuring his leg while chasing a burglary suspect four years earlier. During the pursuit, he cut his leg on a fence and had to seek medical treatment. Officer Redding required 27 surgeries on his leg before succumbing to the infections. Officer Redding had served with the Columbus Division of Police for ten years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and nine children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Redding gave the Columbus Division of Police 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Redding.

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

Agency

Department Columbus Division of Police

Location Columbus, OH

Platform Identity cdpd.franklin.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 27, 1965

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 35

Badge Number 378

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Officer Daniel Alfred Redding is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 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 4.2 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

At Columbus Division of Police, 2 of 59 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.4% of this agency's fallen.

Columbus Division of Police

of 59 officers

3.4% Illness

OH — Statewide

of 991 officers

4.9% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness