LAPD Street Signs 1950s

LAPD Street Signs 1950s

Officer Glenn Howard Clark
(Oct. 11, 1921 — July 8, 1950)

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

Location of sign: East side of Alameda Street, beneath the Pacific Coast Highway overpass

Officer James Burke Vose
(Dec. 19, 1922 — Oct. 21, 1950)

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

Location of sign: Northwest corner of Ventura Boulevard and Encino Avenue

Officer Thomas John Kennedy
(June 25, 1917 — April 5, 1951)

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

Location of sign: Northeast corner of West Temple and North Hoover streets, in front of 3435 West Temple St.

Officer Chester Merle Gildehaus
(May 20, 1916 — Sept. 30, 1951)

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

Location of sign: South side of Ventura Boulevard, east of De Soto/Serrania avenues

Officer James Douglas Kennard
(Nov. 16, 1912 — March 3, 1952)

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

Location of sign: Southwest corner of Western Avenue and West 106th Street

Officer Lloyd Fred Hassler
(April 8, 1920 — Aug. 24, 1952)

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

Location of sign: Northwest corner of Woodman Avenue and Victory Boulevard

Officer John Edward Dunphy
(Dec. 4, 1922 — June 22, 1954)

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

Location of sign: North side of the Pacific Coast Highway, east of O Street, on the bridge over the Dominguez Channel

Officer Harry Maurice Miller Jr.
(Dec. 12, 1919 — Sept. 7, 1956)

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

Location of sign: Southwest corner of Western Avenue and West 80th Street

Officer Michael Joseph McAndrews
(Dec. 18, 1918 — Jan. 13, 1957)

Cause of death: Officer McAndrews suffered a fatal heart attack while chasing two suspects.

Location of sign: Los Angeles Police Academy

Officer Robert Rutherford Christensen
(Aug. 24, 1919 — Oct. 14, 1957)

Cause of death: Officer Christensen was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a suspected sex offender.

Location of sign: Northwest corner of 7th and Valencia streets

Officer Joseph William Bennett
(Jan. 9, 1923 — July 26, 1958)

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

Location of sign: South side of West 3rd Street, between South Kenmore Avenue and South Catalina Street

Officer Jose Luis Castellanos
(Jan. 22, 1923 — March 5, 1959)

Cause of death: Officer Castellanos was shot and killed by a murder suspect.

Location of sign: Los Angeles Police Academy

Officer Robert John Sweet
(Dec. 14, 1930 — Dec. 26, 1959)

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

Location of sign: Southeast corner of Wilmington Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway