Carl J. Wilson

Springfield Police Department — Springfield, OH

Illness

End of Watch February 18, 1935

Age 34

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

Badge 46

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 8

Incident

Patrolman Wilson suffered a fatal cerebral hemorrhage as the result of an on duty injury sustained two months earlier. He was attempting to jerk a tire chain from underneath a patrol car when he suffered a severe back injury. He was taken to City Hospital where he remained until slipping into a coma. He suffered the hemorrhage three days later and died. Patrolman Wilson had served with the agency for 6 years. He was survived by his family. He was buried in St. Bernard Cemetery.

Survivors

He was survived by his family.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Wilson gave the Springfield Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Springfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Wilson.

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

Agency

Department Springfield Police Department

Location Springfield, OH

Platform Identity spd.clark.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 18, 1935

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

Age 34

Badge Number 46

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Patrolman Carl J. Wilson 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 Springfield Police Department, 1 of 9 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 11.1% of this agency's fallen.

Springfield Police Department

of 9 officers

11.1% Illness

OH — Statewide

of 991 officers

4.9% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness