Roll of Honor
Harry Martin Blomquist
Incident
Conservation Officer Harry Blomquist succumbed to injuries sustained when his vehicle rolled over as he attempted to avoid a collision at the intersection of Highway 63 and Highway 93, west of Tripoli. He was transported to a hospital in Waterloo following the accident and died the following day. He had been assigned to work in the conservation department's exhibit in the state fair and was traveling from West Union to Des Moines when the crash occurred. His wife and children, who were accompanying him on the trip, were all injured in the crash. Officer Blomquist had served with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for four years and was assigned to Fayette and Winneshiek Counties.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Conservation Officer Blomquist gave the Iowa Department of Natural Resources 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Des Moines community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Conservation Officer Blomquist.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Conservation Officer Harry Martin Blomquist is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In IA, 71 of 226 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.4% of this state's fallen. That is 31.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Iowa Department of Natural Resources, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry Martin Blomquist's cause is highlighted.
How Harry Martin Blomquist Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harry Martin Blomquist is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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