Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Oswald Anderson and a Renton firefighter, Captain James Pullis, were killed in an airplane accident while searching for a missing elderly man. They had located the man on top of a power tower and radioed ground units the location. As they slowed the plane to circle the area, the engine stalled and the plane crashed to the ground. Officer Anderson had served with the Renton Police Department for four years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Anderson gave the Renton Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Renton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Anderson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Oswald J. Anderson 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 WA, 111 of 339 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.7% of this state's fallen. That is 1.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Oswald J. Anderson's cause is highlighted.
How Oswald J. Anderson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Oswald J. Anderson is highlighted in Nov.