Roll of Honor
Henry Daniel Berry
Incident
Police Officer Henry Berry died from gunshot wounds suffered thirteen days before when he was shot by a man he had caught trying to rob a florist shop at 8th Street and Parrish Street. A suspect was arrested, tried, and sentenced to death. He was executed on February 26, 1940. Officer Berry was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI and had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 11 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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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 Berry gave the Philadelphia Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Henry Daniel Berry served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer Henry Daniel Berry is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.9 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Philadelphia Police Department, 162 of 378 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Daniel Berry's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Daniel Berry Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1940
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Daniel Berry is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry Daniel Berry was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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