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Donald Timothy Welp
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Donald Timothy Welp

Oregon State Police — Salem, OR
Veteran → Accident
United States flag Oregon flag
End of Watch November 15, 1967
Age 33
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
The Vigil Panel 103 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 30

Incident

Trooper Welp drowned after being thrown from a patrol boat in the Rogue River. While returning to port the boat swerved, throwing him overboard. His body was not located until the next day. Trooper Welp had served with the agency for 8 years.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Welp gave the Oregon State Police 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Oregon. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Welp.

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

Agency

Department Oregon State Police
Type State Police
Location Salem, OR
Platform Identity osp.or.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 15, 1967
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Donald Timothy Welp served in the U.S. Army (1955–1957) before joining law enforcement.

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Trooper Donald Timothy Welp 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 OR, 66 of 197 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.5% of this state's fallen. That is 33.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Oregon State Police, 15 of 31 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.4% of this agency's fallen.

Oregon State Police
15
of 31 officers
48.4% Accident
OR — Statewide
66
of 197 officers
33.5% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Donald Timothy Welp's cause is highlighted.

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

How Donald Timothy Welp Compares

Age at Death
33
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
8
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Donald Timothy Welp is highlighted in Nov.

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

Military Service

Donald Timothy Welp served in the U.S. Army (1955–1957) before joining law enforcement.

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