LAPD Street Signs 1940s

LAPD Street Signs 1940s

Officer George Robert Colvin
(May 4, 1891 — Aug. 18, 1941)

Cause of death: Officer Colvin died as the result of a motorcycle accident.

Location of sign: South side of Exposition Boulevard, west of Figueroa Street, at the pedestrian crosswalk

Officer Joseph English Daniels
(July 9, 1902 — Sept. 24, 1941)

Cause of death: Officer Daniels died as the result of an automobile accident.

Location of sign: Southwest corner of West 52nd and South Main streets.

Officer Warren Gamel Chamberlain
(Sept. 13, 1914 — Dec. 25, 1941)

Cause of death: Officer Chamberlain died as the result of a motorcycle accident.

Location of sign: Northeast corner of Colorado Boulevard and Ellenwood Drive

Det. Lt. Mario Victor Deiro
(Feb. 23, 1911 — Dec. 31, 1942)

Cause of Death: Det. Lt. Deiro was shot to death during an argument with a man outside a tavern on New Year’s Eve.

Location of sign: North side of the Main Street bridge, over the Los Angeles River

Officer James Oscar Summers
(July 30, 1894 — March 4, 1944)

Cause of death: Officer Summers died after suffering a heart attack while attempting to break up a fight among prisoners at the Central Police Station.

Location of sign: Southeast corner of Hill and West 1st streets

Sgt. Charles Howard Bridgeman
(July 29, 1901 — March 16, 1945)

Cause of death: Sgt. Bridgeman was accidentally shot and killed while unloading a suspect’s handgun.

Location of sign: Northwest corner of South San Pedro and East 2nd streets

Officer Isaac L. Lankford
(March 19, 1914 — Oct. 14, 1945)

Cause of death: Officer Lankford died as the result of a motorcycle accident.

Location of sign: Southwest corner of East Washington Boulevard and Hooper Avenue

Officer Frederick S. Wales
(June 10, 1921 — Oct. 7, 1947)

Cause of death: Officer Wales died as the result of a motorcycle accident.

Location of sign: Northwest corner of Sunset Boulevard and North Vermont Avenue

Officer John W. Naccarato
(April 17, 1922 — Dec. 5, 1947)

Cause of death: Officer Naccarato was shot and killed by a burglary suspect.

Location of sign: Northeast corner of West 52nd Street and 11th Avenue, near Crenshaw High School