John N. Greim
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Trooper

John N. Greim

Missouri State Highway Patrol — Jefferson City, MO
Accident
End of Watch July 13, 1945
Age 32
Badge 148
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Greim was killed in a plane crash while looking for fugitives who had abandoned a car earlier in the day.

Survivors

Trooper Greim was survived by his wife and one child.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-MO-892EB529
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Greim served with the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Thank you for your service to the people of Missouri. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Greim.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Jefferson City, MO
Platform Identity mshp.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 13, 1945
Age 32
Badge Number 148
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper John N. Greim 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 MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Missouri State Highway Patrol, 18 of 33 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 54.5% of this agency's fallen.

Missouri State Highway Patrol
18
of 33 officers
54.5% Accident
MO — Statewide
237
of 813 officers
29.2% 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. John N. Greim's cause is highlighted.

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

How John N. Greim Compares

Age at Death
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John N. Greim is highlighted in Jul.

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