U.S. Army · United States 
Henry Berry
1938
Henry Daniel Berry served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Police Officer Henry Berry died from gunshot wounds suffered thirteen days before when he was shot by a man he had caught trying to rob a florist shop at 8th Street and Parrish Street. A suspect was arrested, tried, and sentenced to death. He was executed on February 26, 1940. Officer Berry was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI and had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 11 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his three children.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Philadelphia Police Department
Police Officer
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