Paul G. DuPlanty

Milwaukee Police Department — Milwaukee, WI

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch November 9, 1971

Age 26

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 3 mo

Badge 435

The Vigil Panel 109 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 68

Incident

Officer DuPlanty was killed after being knocked off of a bridge by a vehicle. He was directing traffic around a disabled automobile during dark and snowy conditions when another accident occurred. The last car struck during the accident slid into Officer DuPlanty and knocked over the railing of the bridge. Officer DuPlanty was a Vietnam war veteran and had served with the Milwaukee Police Department for over one year.

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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.
Police Officer DuPlanty gave the Milwaukee Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI

Platform Identity mpd.milwaukee.wi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 9, 1971

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 3 mo

Age 26

Badge Number 435

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Paul G. DuPlanty served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Paul G. DuPlanty is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In WI, 124 of 317 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 39.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Milwaukee Police Department, 23 of 69 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Milwaukee Police Department

of 69 officers

33.3% Accident

WI — Statewide

124

of 317 officers

39.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident