Incident
Officer Bunch was killed when his police motorcycle was struck by a reckless driver at Reid and Nassau Streets at 2055 hours while returning to duty after his meal break.
Survivors
He had been with the agency for four months and was survived by his wife and four children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Traffic Policeman Bunch served with the Charleston Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Charleston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Traffic Policeman Bunch.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Charleston Police Department has lost 24 officers; 10 of them lost to accidents.
Julian is one of 139 officers lost to accidents in SC, 31.4% of the 442 remembered there.
Julian is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Julian is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,102 remembered here.
34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1932, 1 officer at Charleston Police Department was lost to accidents, the 2nd heaviest of 8 years on record. The heaviest was 1955, with 3.
In 1932, 2 officers in SC were lost to accidents, the 19th heaviest of 71 years on record. The heaviest was 1986, with 6.
In 1932, 110 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 4th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1932, 121 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 3rd heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Julian had served 0.3 years; the middle length of service was 1 years.
Julian had served 0.3 years; the middle length of service was 5 years.
Julian had served 0.3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Julian had served 0.3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
May holds 20% of these deaths at Charleston Police Department; December holds the most, 30%. Sundays: 20%.
May holds 7.9% of these deaths in SC; June holds the most, 13.7%. Sundays: 12.2%.
May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 14%.
May holds 8.4% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Sundays: 14%.
How
Accident deaths account for 41.7% of all 24 deaths at Charleston Police Department, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 31.4% of all 442 deaths in SC, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,102 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Charleston Police Department has 24 officers remembered here, Julian among them.
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Arthur Porcher Gaillard
Aug 14, 1857
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Thomas J. Martin Jul 22, 1870
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John Harlow Dec 22, 1878
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John Joseph Bean, Jr. Apr 21, 1899
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James J. Duffy Jul 16, 1916
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William E. Raymond Sep 10, 1919
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Henry William Buck Feb 27, 1921
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Julian C. Bunch May 1, 1932
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Snyder Lee Risher May 6, 1932
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Lawrence Marion Strock
Sep 10, 1932
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Purce A. Wansley Jul 14, 1936
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Walter J. Miller Jul 14, 1940
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William Henry Wilson
Dec 8, 1942
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Keith Ellsworth Oct 6, 1944
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Junius P. Lewis Dec 6, 1951
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Lawrence Bryant Aytes
Jun 17, 1955
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Jessie C. Benton
Jun 17, 1955
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James Franklin Tindal
Jun 17, 1955
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Joseph Vega
Oct 12, 1955
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Wesley John Smith
Dec 16, 1975
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Charles Alvin Snider
Mar 2, 1979
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Perrin Richard Love, II
May 21, 1999
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Dennis Elisha LaPage
Jan 19, 2002
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Roger Myers
Apr 5, 2004
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 38-E
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