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Chief of Police

Louis E. Daigle

Madawaska Police Department — Madawaska, ME

Accident Veteran

End of Watch November 6, 1974

Age 52

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Chief of Police Louis Daigle was killed in a plane crash while returning to Madawaska after appearing at the Superior Court in Houlton. Two witnesses who were riding in the plane that Chief Daigle was piloting were also killed. Chief Daigle was a United States Army WWII veteran and had served with the Madawaska Police Department for 17 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and child.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: July 23, 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.
Chief of Police Daigle gave the Madawaska Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Madawaska community, 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 Madawaska Police Department

Location Madawaska, ME

Platform Identity mpd.aroostook.me.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 6, 1974

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

Age 52

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Louis E. Daigle served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Chief of Police Louis E. Daigle 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 ME, 41 of 102 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40.2% of this state's fallen. That is 9.2 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

Madawaska Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Accident

ME — Statewide

of 102 officers

40.2% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Louis E. Daigle's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Louis E. Daigle Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service