Henry Clinton Schaad

In the tumultuous summer of 1969, amidst the racially charged atmosphere that had gripped the city of York, Pennsylvania, a young white police officer named Henry Clinton Schaad, aged 22, found his life tragically cut short. On the second night of escalating riots, July 18, 1969, Schaad was on duty, riding in a city-owned armored truck with two other officers as they responded to reports of gunfire. As their vehicle navigated the turbulent streets, a rifle bullet pierced through its steel platin ...

Police Officer Henry Clinton Schaad

York 1969 riots: Henry Schaad's death serves as a reminder of the ...