Wyndall T. Davis
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Wyndall T. Davis

Accident
End of Watch December 3, 1981
Age 30
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
Badge 981
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Wyndall Davis was killed when his patrol car struck a pole on Clairmont Road, near North Decatur Road, responding to backup another officer. Officer Davis had served with the DeKalb County Police Department for 18 months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, mother, stepfather, sister, and grandparents.

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You barely got started.
Officer Davis gave the DeKalb County Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Tucker community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Davis.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Tucker, DeKalb County, GA
Platform Identity dcpd.dekalb.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 3, 1981
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
Age 30
Badge Number 981
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Wyndall is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1981, 63 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 68th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Wyndall was 30. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Wyndall had served 1.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

DeKalb County Police Department has 33 officers remembered here, Wyndall among them.

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Where

Officer Wyndall T. Davis

DeKalb County Police Department · End of Watch December 3, 1981

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 43-W

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