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Lieutenant

James A. Kirkendall

Ohio State Highway Patrol — Columbus, OH

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch October 28, 1970

Age 45

Tour of Duty 21 yrs

Badge 8

The Vigil Panel 107 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 41

Incident

Lieutenant James Kirkendall was killed in an automobile collision involving two trucks on US Route 33 near St. Johns. Lieutenant Kirkendall was traveling west on the rain-slicked road and clipped the left rear of a dump truck while changing lanes. His patrol vehicle spun into the eastbound lane and was struck by another truck. Lieutenant Kirkendall was a WWII veteran who had served with the Ohio State Highway Patrol for 21 years and served as the commander of the Van Wert Post.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier: BO-US-OH-94034627
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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.
Lieutenant Kirkendall gave the Ohio State Highway Patrol 21 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Ohio, 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 Ohio State Highway Patrol

Type Highway Patrol

Location Columbus, OH

Platform Identity oshp.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 28, 1970

Tour of Duty 21 yrs

Age 45

Badge Number 8

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

James A. Kirkendall served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Lieutenant James A. Kirkendall 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 32.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Ohio State Highway Patrol, 33 of 42 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 78.6% of this agency's fallen.

Ohio State Highway Patrol

of 42 officers

78.6% Accident

OH — Statewide

318

of 991 officers

32.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident