Roll of Honor
Incident
Warden Alfred Perkins and Deputy Warden Oran Gant were killed in an automobile crash near Somerville, New Jersey, while returning from the Hackettstown Fish Hatchery. Their department pickup truck was struck by a dump truck on Highway 29 (modern-day Route 22) east of N Bridge Street, and both men were fatally injured. Warden Perkins had served with the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife for seven years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, and mother.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Warden Perkins gave the New Jersey Divison of Fish and Wildlife 7 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Warden Perkins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Alfred J. Perkins served in the the United States military (1942â1945) before joining law enforcement.
Warden Alfred J. Perkins is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 39.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At New Jersey Divison of Fish and Wildlife, 6 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alfred J. Perkins's cause is highlighted.
How Alfred J. Perkins Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alfred J. Perkins is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
Military Service
Alfred J. Perkins served in the United States military (1942–1945) before joining law enforcement.
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