Frank Moranz
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Patrolman

Frank Moranz

Cleveland Division of Police — Cleveland, OH
Felonious
End of Watch September 26, 1919
Age 25
Tour of Duty 2 yrs 7 mo
Badge 712
The Vigil Panel 37 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Frank Moranz succumbed to gunshot wounds received two days earlier while investigating two suspicious men near Prospect Avenue and Ontario Avenue on his downtown beat. The men attacked him, took his revolver, and ran. As Patrolman Moranz chased them, one turned and shot him three times. The gunman was apprehended in Charlotte, North Carolina, on July 2, 1929. He was returned to Ohio, convicted of second-degree murder, and sentenced to life. Patrolman Moranz had served with the Cleveland Division of Police for over two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, parents, two brothers, and two sisters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Moranz gave the Cleveland Division of Police 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cleveland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Moranz.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH
Platform Identity cdpd.cuyahoga.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 26, 1919
Tour of Duty 2 yrs 7 mo
Age 25
Badge Number 712
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Officer's handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Frank is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1919, 212 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 7th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Frank was 25. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Frank had served 2.6 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

September holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was officer's handgun, in 5.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Cleveland Division of Police has 119 officers remembered here, Frank among them.

Across the years
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Where

Patrolman Frank Moranz

Cleveland Division of Police · End of Watch September 26, 1919

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 43-W

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