Roll of Honor
Kenneth Leroy Carl
Incident
Pilot Kenneth Carl was killed in an airplane accident near El Centro, California, while assisting ground units search for two illegal aliens who were hiding in a field. The ground units had tracked the two illegal aliens to the field, approximately three miles north of Mount Signal School and nine miles southwest of El Centro, during the overnight hours. At daybreak, Pilot Carl responded to the location and conducted several low flights above the field, and assisted in locating one of the men. As Pilot Carl conducted passes over a second field, the light plane made a steep bank to the left and crashed. Pilot Carl suffered fatal injuries as a result. Pilot Kenneth Carl was a United States Navy World War II veteran and served with the United States Border Patrol for eight years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, daughter, mother, brother, and two sisters.
In Our Keeping
- Permanent identifier
BO-US-FED-BDE195CE- Stewardship
- Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
- Added to badge.nw
- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Kenneth. Claim this record.
This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.
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.
Pilot Carl gave the United States Department of Justice 8 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Kenneth Leroy Carl served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Pilot Kenneth Leroy Carl 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 DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, 46 of 68 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 67.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kenneth Leroy Carl's cause is highlighted.
How Kenneth Leroy Carl Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kenneth Leroy Carl is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
67 officers from United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol are honored on badge.nw. Showing the 16 most recent.
