Claude H. Harmon, Jr.
Officer

Claude H. Harmon, Jr.

Fort Worth Police Dept. — Fort Worth, TX
Accident
End of Watch October 16, 1957
Age 29
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Badge 596
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Claude Harmon was killed when a car struck his motorcycle. He had served with the agency for four years.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Harmon gave the Fort Worth Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Harmon.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Fort Worth, TX
Platform Identity fwpd.tarrant.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 16, 1957
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 29
Badge Number 596
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Claude H. Harmon, Jr. 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Fort Worth Police Dept., 19 of 59 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.2% of this agency's fallen.

Fort Worth Police Dept.
19
of 59 officers
32.2% Accident
TX — Statewide
653
of 2,421 officers
27% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Claude H. Harmon, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Claude H. Harmon, Jr. Compares

Age at End of Watch
29
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Claude H. Harmon, Jr. is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897