Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Ronald Trautman succumbed to injuries sustained on August 3rd, 1966, when his police motorcycle struck a truck on U.S. 281 just south of Jamestown. He was taken to a hospital in Fargo, where he remained until passing away on October 20th, 1966. Officer Trautman was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Jamestown Police Department for 6-1/2 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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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.
Officer Trautman gave the Jamestown Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jamestown community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Military Service
Ronald E. Trautman served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Officer Ronald E. Trautman 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 ND, 15 of 61 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.6% of this state's fallen. That is 24.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
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When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
Military Service
Ronald E. Trautman served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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