Roll of Honor
Raymond Alexander Birdsong
Incident
Conservation Officer Raymond Birdsong was killed in a head-on vehicle crash on Route 453, approximately one-half mile north of Grand Rivers, Kentucky.
Officer Birdsong was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and served with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources for eight years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, two sons, father, two sisters, four brothers, and two grandchildren.
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- August 2, 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.
Conservation Officer Birdsong gave the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources 8 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Raymond Alexander Birdsong served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Conservation Officer Raymond Alexander Birdsong 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 KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 16.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, 4 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Raymond Alexander Birdsong's cause is highlighted.
How Raymond Alexander Birdsong Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond Alexander Birdsong is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
Military Service
Raymond Alexander Birdsong served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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Others Who Wore This Badge
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