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National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Panel 53-E JAMES A WALSH
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Private
In memory of
James A. Walsh
Private · Pennsylvania State Police
- Their service
- Pennsylvania State Police
- Their nation
- United States of America
- Died
- December 15, 1918, aged 25
- The day
- The 1918 Influenza Pandemic
Their life
Private James Walsh died after contracting the Spanish Flu while in the performance of his duties.
Due to the devastation of the Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918 members of the Pennsylvania State Police had been ordered to perform duties such as, assisting nurses and doctors in taking care of influenza victims, serve as pallbearers of influenza victims, assisting health officers, transporting victims to and from hospitals, and to police the Borough of Exeter after the two members of their police force succumbed to the influenza.
Private James Walsh was survived by his parents and several siblings.
Survived by
Private James Walsh was survived by his parents and several siblings.
Panel 53-E
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