Roll of Honor
Incident
Master Police Officer Bob Hall died after contracting COVID-19 during a presumed exposure while on duty.
Officer Hall had been assigned to work at several protests between May 18th, 2020, and June 25th, 2020, in which he came in contact with other officers and members of the community.
Officer Hall had served with the Columbia Police Department for 35 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Master Police Officer Robert John Hall died on July 14, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 57.
He is one of 884 officers honored here.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two children, and grandchildren.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Master Police Officer Hall gave the Columbia Police Department 35 years.
Thank you for your service to the Columbia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Master Police Officer Hall.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Master Police Officer Robert John Hall 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 SC, 10 of 438 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 2.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.8 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Columbia Police Dept., 1 of 10 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 10% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert John Hall's cause is highlighted.
How Robert John Hall Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Robert John Hall is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
9 officers from Columbia Police Dept. are honored on badge.nw.
