Sgt. John E. McCave Sr.
Kern County Sheriff’s Department


Date of Birth: August 30, 1921
Date Appointed: December 29, 1955
End of Watch: December 23, 1975
Sergeant John E. McCave Sr., 54, a 20-year veteran of the department, died from a heart attack while on duty. He was born in Chicago, and attended school in that city. McCave served in the US Marine Corps from 1943 to 1945. He was a member of the Chicago Police Department from February 1949 through September 1954.