Patrolman Harold Huff, Johnson City Police Department, New York

Patrolman Harold Huff

Johnson City Police Department, New York

End of Watch Sunday, August 9, 1925

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Harold Huff

Patrolman Huff died after a train struck his police patrol vehicle.

Patrolman Huff, along with another officer and a firefighter, were responding to a report that a man was beating his daughter. Their vehicle was struck by a Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad passenger train. Patrolman Huff was killed instantly. The other two men in the vehicle were injured but recovered.

Patrolman Huff had served with the Johnson City Police Department for only five months.

Bio

Age 26
Tour 5 months
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Struck by train

train crash

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Patrolman Huff,
On today, the 100th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just for your Community but for our Country as well when you served during World War I.

BPA Mike Casey
United States Border Patrol(Retired)

August 9, 2025