William Ross Ewing

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police — Pittsburgh, PA

Accident Veteran

End of Watch February 7, 1953

Age 33

Tour of Duty 8 yrs 11 mo

The Vigil Panel 88 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 100

Incident

Patrolman William Ewing succumbed to head injury five days earlier when his head struck a utility pole while leaning to take a turn on his motorcycle on Voskamp Street near Vinial Street. He was taken to Allegheny Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries five days later. Patrolman Ewing was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and had served with the Pittsburgh Police Department for nine years.

Survivors

He was survived by his expectant wife and four children.

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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.
Patrolman Ewing gave the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police 8 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Pittsburgh Bureau of Police

Location Pittsburgh, PA

Platform Identity pittpd.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 7, 1953

Tour of Duty 8 yrs 11 mo

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

William Ross Ewing served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman William Ross Ewing 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 PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, 38 of 101 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.6% of this agency's fallen.

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police

of 101 officers

37.6% Accident

PA — Statewide

417

of 1,261 officers

33.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident