David G. Bissett

Montgomery County Police Department — Gaithersburg, MD

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch October 1, 1952

Age 55

Tour of Duty 11 yrs

The Vigil Panel 88 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 20

Incident

Private David Bissett was killed when his patrol car was struck by a vehicle that failed to yield right of way at the intersection of Piney Branch Road and Old Bladensburg Road (modern Day University Boulevard) in Silver Spring. He was on Old Bladensburg Road, responding to a fire with his emergency equipment activated when the crash occurred. Private Bissett was ejected from the vehicle upon impact and severely injured. He succumbed to his injuries early the next morning. The driver of the other car was acquitted of manslaughter charges but convicted of failing to yield right of way to an emergency vehicle after it was determined the signal controlling the intersection was not functioning correctly. Private Bissett was a combat WWII veteran and had served with the Montgomery County Police Department for 11 years. He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

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Last updated: 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.
Private Bissett gave the Montgomery County Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Gaithersburg 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

Department Montgomery County Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, MD

Platform Identity mcpd.montgomery.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 1, 1952

Tour of Duty 11 yrs

Age 55

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

David G. Bissett served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Private David G. Bissett 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 MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 37.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Montgomery County Police Department, 9 of 21 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Montgomery County Police Department

of 21 officers

42.9% Accident

MD — Statewide

140

of 377 officers

37.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident