Osborn Asher Lyon
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Police Officer

Osborn Asher Lyon

Oakland Police Department — Oakland, CA
Accident
End of Watch August 19, 1931
Age 29
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Osborn Lyon was killed in a motorcycle crash while attempting to stop a speeding vehicle on Foothill Boulevard at 60th Avenue. Officer Lyon had served with the Oakland Police Department for two years and was assigned to the Traffic Bureau.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and child.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Lyon gave the Oakland Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oakland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Lyon.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Oakland, Alameda County, CA
Platform Identity opd.alameda.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 19, 1931
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Osborn is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% 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 1931, 100 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 6th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Osborn was 29. 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. Osborn had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Wednesdays: 14.5%.

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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

Oakland Police Department has 54 officers remembered here, Osborn among them.

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Where

Police Officer Osborn Asher Lyon

Oakland Police Department · End of Watch August 19, 1931

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 63-E

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