Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman John Scanlon succumbed to injuries sustained five months earlier while riding in a patrol wagon.
The wagon stopped suddenly and Patrolman Scanlon was thrown from the rear of the vehicle to the front, and suffered severe internal injuries. He remained in the hospital for two months before being released. He returned to the hospital on August 20, 1937, after suffering severe pain and died the following day as the result of severe hemorrhaging.
Patrolman Scanlon had served with the Pittsburgh Police Department for 15 years. He was survived by his wife, daughter, father, sister, and two brothers. Both his brothers also served with the Pittsburgh Police Department.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, father, sister, and two brothers.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Scanlon gave the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police 16 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Scanlon.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman John J. Scanlon 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John J. Scanlon's cause is highlighted.
How John J. Scanlon Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John J. Scanlon is highlighted in Aug.
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