Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Frank Knapp succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when his patrol car collided with a freight train on West Washington Street in Walterboro at 12:30 a.m.
He and his partner were both transported to the Colleton County Hospital with severe injuries. Officer Knapp died of his injuries the next day. His partner survived.
Officer Knapp was a United States Air Force WWII veteran and served with the Walterboro Police Department for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two daughters, two stepsons, 11 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
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- April 2, 2026
- 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.
Police Officer Knapp gave the Walterboro Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Walterboro community. Thank you 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
Frank Henry Knapp served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer Frank Henry Knapp 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 SC, 137 of 438 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.3 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Walterboro Police Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank Henry Knapp's cause is highlighted.
How Frank Henry Knapp Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank Henry Knapp is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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