Gordon Robert Panck
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Patrol Officer

Gordon Robert Panck

Menomonie Police Department — Menomonie, WI
Accident
End of Watch December 22, 1946
Age 26
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Panck was killed when his motorcycle was struck head-on by another vehicle.

Survivors

Officer Panck was survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrol Officer Panck served with the Menomonie Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Menomonie community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Officer Panck.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Menomonie, Dunn County, WI
Platform Identity mpd.dunn.wi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 22, 1946
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrol Officer Gordon Robert Panck is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,585 officers honored here.

In WI, 124 of 317 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

Menomonie Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
WI — Statewide
124
of 317 officers
39.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,094
of 32,585 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gordon Robert Panck's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,558 (53.9%)
Accident
10,094 (31%)
Illness
3,037 (9.3%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
334 (1%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)

How Gordon Robert Panck Compares

Age at End of Watch
26
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gordon Robert Panck is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location