Osmer Douglas "Doug" McFillen

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Dept. — Lake Charles, LA

Accident

End of Watch March 19, 1966

Age 47

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Deputy Doug McFillen and Deputy John Monk were killed in an airplane crash while en route to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to return a prisoner to Louisiana.

The plane, which was piloted by Deputy McFillen experienced engine trouble and crashed into Lake Charles approximately five minutes into the flight.

Deputy McFillen was survived by his wife, two children, and parents.

Survivors

Deputy McFillen was survived by his wife, two children, and parents.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff McFillen served with the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Lake Charles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff McFillen.

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

Agency

Department Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Dept.

Location Lake Charles, LA

Platform Identity cpso.calcasieu.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 19, 1966

Age 47

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Osmer Douglas "Doug" McFillen 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 LA, 180 of 595 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Dept., 5 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 45.5% of this agency's fallen.

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Dept.

of 11 officers

45.5% Accident

LA — Statewide

180

of 595 officers

30.3% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident