Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman William Bell died as a result of complication of frostbite on his foot.
He contracted frostbite while walking his assigned foot patrol beat. An infection developed that turned into gangrene and he died as a result two months later.
Patrolman Bell served with the Chester City Police Department for eight years.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Bell gave the Chester City Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chester community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Bell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman William Bell 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 PA, 121 of 1,261 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 9.6% of this state's fallen. That is 0.5 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
At Chester City Police Department, 2 of 17 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 11.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Bell's cause is highlighted.
How William Bell Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. William Bell is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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