Frederick William Issel

Police Officer Frederick Issel died as a result of complications of influenza while in the performance of his assigned duties during the Influenza Pandemic.

Due to the devastation of the Influenza Epidemic, Philadelphia Police districts were used as makeshift hospitals. Police officers were ordered to fill and deliver prescriptions, act as pallbearers for victims, post placards on homes, remove bodies of victims from their homes, assist doctors and health officers, and ensure that establishments were closed and following guidelines to prevent the spread of the flu.

Officer Issel served with the Philadelphia Police Department for less than nine years and was assigned to the 40th Police District at 28th Street and Oxford Street.