Roll of Honor
Alfred P. Vanderkelen
Incident
Warden Vanderkelen drowned after being involved in a boating accident while checking duck hunters.
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- August 2, 2026
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- August 2, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Conservation Warden Vanderkelen served with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Thank you for your service to the Madison community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Conservation Warden Vanderkelen.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Conservation Warden Alfred P. Vanderkelen 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 WI, 124 of 317 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 39.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 10 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alfred P. Vanderkelen's cause is highlighted.
How Alfred P. Vanderkelen Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alfred P. Vanderkelen is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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