Patrolman

John G. Tyler

Louisville Police Department — Louisville, KY
Accident
End of Watch August 3, 1920
Age 22
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 4 mo
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Tyler was killed when he struck a milk truck that had no lights and was parked in the street at 0205 hours in the 1300 block of Third Street. He and his partner were returning to the station near the end of their shift to report off duty.

Patrolman Tyler had been with the Louisville Police Department for 16 months

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
neuraspine_01krbxtna4xrprsxdv652k9dra
Stewardship
Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw
August 2, 2026
Last updated
August 2, 2026

Honored here by 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew John. Claim this record.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

You barely got started.
Patrolman Tyler gave the Louisville Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Louisville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Tyler.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Platform Identity lpd.jefferson.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 3, 1920
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 4 mo
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

John is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

  1. See the roll
  2. See the roll
Compare against
I

Time

In 1920, 48 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 99th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
II

Who

John was 22. 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. John had served 1.3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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

When

August holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

By month
By day of the week
IV

How

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

Every cause
Weapons recorded
V

His people

Louisville Police Department has 91 officers remembered here, John among them.

Across the years
VI

Where

Patrolman John G. Tyler

Louisville Police Department · End of Watch August 3, 1920

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 60-E

↑