Dale W. Wallis
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Corporal

Dale W. Wallis

Arkansas Highway Police — Little Rock, AR
Accident Veteran →
End of Watch April 20, 1982
Age 59
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Corporal Dale Wallis succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier when he was struck by a vehicle while conducting a traffic stop on U.S. Highway 62 in Rogers, Arkansas. He and another officer had stopped a commercial vehicle to conduct a routine inspection. Corporal Wallis was standing on the highway-side of the truck when his head was struck by the rearview mirror of a passing pickup truck. He was transported to Washington Regional Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries. Corporal Wallis was a WWII veteran and had served with the Arkansas Highway Police for 12 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two daughters, five grandchildren, mother, and sister.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-AR-C6695092
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April 2, 2026
Last updated
July 23, 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.
Corporal Wallis gave the Arkansas Highway Police 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Little Rock community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Location Little Rock, AR
Platform Identity ahpd.pulaski.ar.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 20, 1982
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
Age 59
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Dale W. Wallis served in the Navy (1945–1946) before joining law enforcement.

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Corporal Dale W. Wallis is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In AR, 92 of 372 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Arkansas Highway Police, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Arkansas Highway Police
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
AR — Statewide
92
of 372 officers
24.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dale W. Wallis's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Dale W. Wallis Compares

Age at End of Watch
59
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
12
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Dale W. Wallis is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

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