Andrew W. Wolfrom
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Police Officer

Andrew W. Wolfrom

Syracuse Police Department — Syracuse, NY
Felonious
End of Watch February 1, 1937
Age 51
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Andrew Wolfrom succumbed to injuries sustained on August 22, 1936, earlier while attempting to protect a fellow officer who was being attacked by a mob of rioting strikers at the Remington-Rand Plant at 114 Gifford Street.

Officer Wolfrom had served with the Syracuse Police Department for 24 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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24 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Wolfrom gave the Syracuse Police Department 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Syracuse community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Wolfrom.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY
Platform Identity spd.onondaga.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 1, 1937
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
Age 51
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Assault
Weapon Blunt object

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Andrew 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 1937, 123 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 41st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
II

Who

Andrew was 51. 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. Andrew had served 24 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

February holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

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 blunt object, in 1.2% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Syracuse Police Department has 12 officers remembered here, Andrew among them.

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Where

Police Officer Andrew W. Wolfrom

Syracuse Police Department · End of Watch February 1, 1937

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 25-E

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