U.S. Army · United States 
Wallace Chapman
1948
Wallace Blakleigh Chapman served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Officer Chapman was shot to death while arresting a man who two women said had been insulting him. While at a call box at 8th and Poplar streets, the suspect knocked Officer Chapman down, took his service revolver, and shot him repeatedly. The 21-year-old suspect was arrested, convicted of murder, and sentenced to life in prison. Officer Chapman was a U.S Army veteran of WWII and had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for three years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Philadelphia Police Department
Police Officer
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