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| Name : Blumburg, Harry | Rank: Ptl. |
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| Shield #: 604 | Command: 010 Pct. (todays 17 Pct) | |||
| Date of Death: 1924-08-22 | Cause of Death: Auto on patrol | |||
| Patrolman Harry Blumburg, 10th Precinct, while on patrol duty and riding on department motor patrol at Fifty-first Street and Park Avenue was struck by an automobile and received injuries from which he died. Patrolman Blumburg was appointed on July 7, 1920. |
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| Another forgotten NYPD hero, Harry's grave is in Acacia Cemetery on Liberty Avenue In Ozone Park Queens NY. each year we remember Harry at the 106 Pct on the day he gave his life for the good people of NYC. Harry was the first Jewish officer to give his life in the line of duty. thanks to the caretaker at the cemetery for upkeeping Harry's Grave PO Kenneth T Zorn 106 Community Affairs | ||||
— PO Kenneth T Zorn |
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| rest in peace. | ||||
— sjs Posted: December 7, 2006, 12:22 pm |
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| Samuel Rosenfeld was the first Jewish Police Officer in New York City of record who was killed in the line of duty. He was shot during a holdup in 1918. Submitted by Harold Schiffer, Past President Shomrim Society. Besides Harry Blumberg and Sam Rosenfeld, there have been at least 21 Jewish Members of the service to have been killed in the line of duty. Their names are displayed on monuments at both Old and New Montefiore Cemetery on the grounds of the Shomrim Society. May all their memories be for a blessing. | ||||
— Harold Schiffer Posted: January 9, 2011, 10:41 pm |
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