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Francis Kowalski

Case from Chester, PA dated Dec 16, 1929

Victim Details

Francis E. Kowalski

Male

White / Caucasian

Chester

PA

1929-12-16

29

Francis

Kowalski

07/07/2026

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Francis E. Kowalski, a 29-year-old White / Caucasian male, was a patrolman with the Chester City Police Department in Chester, Pennsylvania, when he was killed in the line of duty on December 16, 1929. His death unfolded after he responded to a report of a fight at a restaurant at Third and Flower Streets, a place that should have been an ordinary stop in the city’s daily rhythm but instead became the scene of a fatal encounter.

Kowalski arrived as an officer stepping into a disturbance ...
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  • Patrolman Francis E. Kowalski - Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)
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