Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant John Miller was killed when the plane he was a passenger in crashed south of Lebanon in Boone County. Sergeant Miller was assigned to an Indiana National Guard plane to patrol the highways for traffic violators for the Labor Day holiday. As the plane was flying at a low altitude over U.S. 52, it banked too sharply at a low speed and plummeted into a farm field. The crash caused the aircraft to burst into flames, badly burning and killing both Sergeant Miller and the military pilot aboard the aircraft. Sergeant Miller had served with the Indiana State Police for 14 years and was assigned to the Lafayette post.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Miller gave the Indiana State Police 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Indiana. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Miller.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant John Raymond Miller is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In IN, 151 of 503 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Indiana State Police, 23 of 46 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Raymond Miller's cause is highlighted.
How John Raymond Miller Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Raymond Miller is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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