Arthur W. Guenther
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Patrolman

Arthur W. Guenther

Cleveland Division of Police — Cleveland, OH
Accident
End of Watch December 19, 1961
Age 66
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Guenther succumbed to injuries sustained 11 years earlier when he was involved in an accident while responding to an accident. As a result of the accident he suffered severe injuries and remained in chronic pain and required 14 surgeries until his death.

Patrolman Guenther had served with the Cleveland Police Department for 27 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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27 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Guenther gave the Cleveland Division of Police 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Cleveland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Guenther.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH
Platform Identity cdpd.cuyahoga.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 19, 1961
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
Age 66
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Automobile crash

The Sacrifice · Accident

Arthur is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1961, 67 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 59th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Arthur was 66. 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. Arthur had served 27 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

December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

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

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Cleveland Division of Police has 119 officers remembered here, Arthur among them.

Across the years

Patrolman Arthur W. Guenther

Cleveland Division of Police · End of Watch December 19, 1961

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 60-E

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