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Wallace N. Schilling
Deputy Sheriff

Wallace N. Schilling

Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department — Milwaukee, WI
Veteran → Accident
United States flag Wisconsin flag
End of Watch October 8, 1975
Age 38
Tour of Duty 6 yrs 10 mo
The Vigil Panel 116 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 12

Incident

Deputy Schilling was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow officer while struggling with a suspected auto thief.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Schilling gave the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Milwaukee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Schilling.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department
Type Other
Location Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI
Platform Identity mcso.milwaukee.wi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 8, 1975
Tour of Duty 6 yrs 10 mo
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Wallace N. Schilling served in the U.S. Army (1961–1962) before joining law enforcement.

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Deputy Sheriff Wallace N. Schilling is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 County Sheriff's Department, 10 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 76.9% of this agency's fallen.

Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department
10
of 13 officers
76.9% Accident
WI — Statewide
124
of 317 officers
39.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Wallace N. Schilling's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Wallace N. Schilling Compares

Age at Death
38
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
6.8
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Wallace N. Schilling is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

Military Service

Wallace N. Schilling served in the U.S. Army (1961–1962) before joining law enforcement.

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