Age:  56
Served:  10 months
February 1942 to December 19, 1942

John Glissman worked at the Lawrenceburg Roller Mill untiI it was destroyed by fire.  During February 1942, he was appointed Night Policeman for Greendale.  At 2:30 a.m. on December 19, 1942, he attempted to flag down a driver on Ridge Avenue to warn him that one of his headlights was not working.  The car was occupied by a 19-year-old drunken driver, Donald Hollowell, and six companions.  Hollowell ran into the officer who flew over the hood and fractured his skull on the windshield. 

Night Policeman Glissman was survived by his wife, Gertrude (44), a daughter, Betty (11), father, John, two brothers, Harry and Max, and six sisters, Mrs. Rosa Corbin, Mrs. Rachel Hoover, Mrs. Clara Morling, Mrs. Frances Meister, and Mrs. Nina Brown.  He was buried in Greendale Cemetery.  Gertrude joined him 36 years later in 1978.

Donald Hollowell was charged with manslaughter, but acquitted by a jury. He died of natural causes in 1986.

This narrative was written by Cincinnati Police Lieutenant Stephen R. Kramer (RET) based mostly on information provided from research conducted by Chris McHenry of Lawrenceburg, Indiana. If you know of any artifact, picture, relative, or details with regard to the event, or if you desire the exact location of his grave, please contact the Museum Director at Director@GCPHS.com.