Charles D. Goss

California Highway Patrol — Sacramento, CA

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch November 25, 1955

Age 39

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

The Vigil Panel 91 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 232

Incident

Officer Charles Goss was killed in an automobile accident on Highway 152 and the Ash Slough Bridge during foggy conditions. Officer Goss was transporting a few passengers injured in another accident to a Chowchilla clinic. A vehicle attempting to pass a truck struck his cruiser head-on. His passengers and the driver of the other vehicle were critically injured. Officer Goss died at the scene. The driver was convicted of manslaughter. Officer Goss was a United States Navy WWII veteran and had served with the California Highway Patrol for three years. He is survived by his wife and three children. He is buried at Arbor Vitae Cemetery in Madera, Madera County, California.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier: BO-US-CA-3B05F179
Stewardship: Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw: August 2, 2026
Last updated: August 2, 2026

Honored here by 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Charles. Claim this record.

Also honored at salute.nw. One record, 2 gates. Charles is one person.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

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.
Officer Goss gave the California Highway Patrol 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department California Highway Patrol

Type Highway Patrol

Location Sacramento, CA

Platform Identity chp.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 25, 1955

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 39

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Charles D. Goss served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

View full service record on salute.nw →

Officer Charles D. Goss 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 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 California Highway Patrol, 151 of 233 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 64.8% of this agency's fallen.

California Highway Patrol

151

of 233 officers

64.8% Accident

CA — Statewide

719

of 1,837 officers

39.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident