Kermit Leonard Nipple
Patrolman

Kermit Leonard Nipple

Clarksville Police Department — Clarksville, TN
Accident
End of Watch September 9, 1945
Age 35
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Nipple was killed during an early morning fire at a laundromat on 3rd Street. He was standing in a doorway when a wall collapsed on him.

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Permanent identifier
BO-US-TN-6D79270B
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Nipple served with the Clarksville Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Clarksville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Nipple.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Clarksville, Montgomery County, TN
Platform Identity cpd.montgomery.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 9, 1945
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Kermit Leonard Nipple 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 TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 24.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Clarksville Police Department, 4 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 57.1% of this agency's fallen.

Clarksville Police Department
4
of 7 officers
57.1% Accident
TN — Statewide
191
of 769 officers
24.8% 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. Kermit Leonard Nipple's cause is highlighted.

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

How Kermit Leonard Nipple Compares

Age at Death
35
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kermit Leonard Nipple is highlighted in Sep.

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