Philadelphia Police Officer James J. Clarke

Lest we forget...

   

 

Police Officer James J. Clarke
Philadelphia Police Department
Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Tuesday, February 11, 1941

 

Biographical Info
Age: 54
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

 

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Explosion
Date of Incident: Tuesday, February 11, 1941
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

 

Officer Clarke was killed along with a mother and her two daughters when an explosion ripped through four row homes on Greenwich Street near Passyunk Avenue. Officer Clarke was crushed by a falling wall as he rushed to help a family escape. He was survived by his three grown children.

 

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