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Kenneth Armstrong
Incident
Detective Corporal Kenneth Armstrong was killed in an automobile accident at the intersection of South Union Street at South Decatur Street while responding to a robbery at a convenience store.
He was making a U-turn when his vehicle was struck by another car.
Detective Armstrong was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Montgomery Police Department for three years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
In Our Keeping
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Detective Corporal Armstrong gave the Montgomery Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Montgomery community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Kenneth Armstrong served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Accident
Montgomery Police Department has lost 28 officers; 12 of them lost to accidents.
Kenneth is one of 182 officers lost to accidents in AL, 28.3% of the 643 remembered there.
Kenneth is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Kenneth is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2007, 1 officer at Montgomery Police Department was lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 2007, 4 officers in AL were lost to accidents, the 7th heaviest of 85 years on record. The heaviest was 1970, with 6.
In 2007, 94 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 11th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 2007, 103 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 17th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Kenneth was 32. Of the 9 lost to accidents at Montgomery Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 27 and 37; the middle age was 29. Kenneth had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 2 years.
Kenneth was 32. Of the 160 lost to accidents in AL whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 47.3; the middle age was 36.5. Kenneth had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Kenneth was 32. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Kenneth had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Kenneth was 32. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Kenneth had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
August holds 16.7% of these deaths at Montgomery Police Department; January holds the most, 16.7%. Fridays: 16.7%.
August holds 8.8% of these deaths in AL; July holds the most, 13.2%. Fridays: 14.8%.
August holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Fridays: 15.1%.
August holds 9.3% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Fridays: 15%.
How
Accident deaths account for 42.9% of all 28 deaths at Montgomery Police Department, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 28.3% of all 643 deaths in AL, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Montgomery Police Department has 28 officers remembered here, Kenneth among them.
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William D. Montgomery Aug 24, 1886
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John Robert Pugh
Oct 11, 1886
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John F. Suggs Feb 15, 1896
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T. Walter Berrey
Oct 5, 1910
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Milton Goocher Mar 1, 1918
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Earl Davis Jun 1, 1919
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John B. Barbaree
Sep 29, 1919
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George Luther Berrey
Oct 19, 1919
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Albert W. Sansom Sep 28, 1922
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Rexford C. Wright Aug 22, 1929
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Andrew O. Brassington Apr 1, 1936
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Raymond Mathis Apr 30, 1936
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Marion C. Stalnaker Oct 1, 1950
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James D. Sanford Sep 20, 1961
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Samuel D. Sumner
Nov 5, 1967
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George Willard McGaughey
Mar 15, 1975
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William Evans Noble
May 5, 1976
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Robert C. Ussery
Jul 21, 1978
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Mary Pearl McCord
Jan 5, 1982
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James Russell Ward
Oct 3, 1994
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Willie Henry Pryor Jan 22, 1995
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Anderson Gordon, III
Sep 24, 1997
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Keith Edwin Houts
Sep 30, 2006
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Kenneth Armstrong
Aug 17, 2007
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Joshuah Patrick Broadway
Jan 25, 2009
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David Lee Colley
Apr 4, 2015
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Carlos Edward Taylor
Jun 30, 2023
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David M. Hathcock
Feb 22, 2026
Where
Military Service
Kenneth Armstrong served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 30-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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