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Police Officer

Claude McCormick

Oakwood Public Safety Department — Oakwood, OH

Accident Veteran

End of Watch August 29, 1933

Age 40

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Police Officer Claude McCormick was killed in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Far Hills Avenue and Harman Avenue.

He struck his head on the pavement after his motorcycle skidded on streetcar tracks. His injuries were initially believed to not be serious and he went home following the crash. The following day he went to the hospital and passed away as the result of a blood clot.

Officer McCormick was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI and had served with the Oakwood Police Department for four years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and mother.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer McCormick gave the Oakwood Public Safety Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oakwood community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Oakwood Public Safety Department

Location Oakwood, OH

Platform Identity opsddps.montgomery.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 29, 1933

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Claude McCormick served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Police Officer Claude McCormick 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%.

Oakwood Public Safety Department

of 1 officers

100% Accident

OH — Statewide

318

of 991 officers

32.1% 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. Claude McCormick'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 Claude McCormick Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service