Ernest Johnson
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Police Officer

Ernest Johnson

Milwaukee Police Department — Milwaukee, WI
Accident
End of Watch September 15, 1904
Age 35
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Ernest Johnson was struck and killed by a train during a foot chase in the rail yards.

He and another officer had decided to check the yards for vagrants. They became involved in a chase, and the other officer caught both suspects. When Officer Johnson failed to return to the platform, the officer began searching for Officer Johnson and found his body lying between the rails of a track.

Officer Johnson had served with the Milwaukee Police Department for four years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Johnson gave the Milwaukee Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Milwaukee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Johnson.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI
Platform Identity mpd.milwaukee.wi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 15, 1904
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Ernest 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 1904, 28 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 116th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Ernest was 35. 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. Ernest had served 4 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

September holds 9.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14%.

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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
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His people

Milwaukee Police Department has 69 officers remembered here, Ernest among them.

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Where

Police Officer Ernest Johnson

Milwaukee Police Department · End of Watch September 15, 1904

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 46-E

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