Arthur Adolph Green III
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First Lieutenant

Arthur Adolph Green III

Veteran → Accident
End of Watch August 9, 2015
Age 58
Tour of Duty 28 yrs
The Vigil Panel 164 ›
Gender Male

Incident

First Lieutenant Arthur Green was killed in an airplane crash in Harbor Springs, Michigan, while en route to mandatory in-service training.

He was on official travel status when the Piper Cherokee he was piloting struck a large tree while on final approach to the Harbor Springs Municipal Airport shortly after 11:00 pm. He had taken off from the Detroit City Airport, approximately 270 miles away. The wreckage was located the following morning at approximately 7:30 am.

Lieutenant Green was a United States Air Force and Michigan Air National Guard veteran. He had served with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division for 19 years and had previously served with the Detroit Police Department for nine years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two sons.

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August 2, 2026

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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.
First Lieutenant Green gave the Michigan Department of Natural Resources 28 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lansing 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

Type Federal Agency
Location Lansing, MI
Platform Identity mdnrcons.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 9, 2015
Tour of Duty 28 yrs
Age 58
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Arthur Adolph Green III served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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First Lieutenant Arthur Adolph Green III is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 31.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Michigan 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.

Michigan Department of Natural Resources
10
of 15 officers
66.7% Accident
MI — Statewide
229
of 718 officers
31.9% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,759 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arthur Adolph Green III's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Arthur Adolph Green III Compares

Age at Death
58
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur Adolph Green III is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

Military Service

Arthur Adolph Green III served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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