Raymond B. Wilhelm

Delaware State Police — Dover, DE

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch May 30, 1951

Age 31

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Badge 31

The Vigil Panel 87 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 20

Incident

Trooper Wilhelm was killed in an automobile accident on US 40 near Glasgow, Delaware. He lost control when he swerved to avoid hitting a dog.

Trooper Wilhelm, a WWII U.S. Army veteran, had served with the Delaware State Police for just under 4 years. He was stationed at Troop 1.

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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.
Trooper Wilhelm gave the Delaware State Police 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Delaware, 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 Delaware State Police

Type State Police

Location Dover, DE

Platform Identity dsp.de.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 30, 1951

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 31

Badge Number 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Raymond B. Wilhelm served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Trooper Raymond B. Wilhelm 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 DE, 19 of 51 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.3% of this state's fallen. That is 37.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Delaware State Police, 11 of 21 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 52.4% of this agency's fallen.

Delaware State Police

of 21 officers

52.4% Accident

DE — Statewide

of 51 officers

37.3% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident