Roll of Honor
Incident
Marine Patrolman Walter Sawyer was killed when his patrol car struck a tractor-trailer that was making an illegal U-turn on U.S. 431 one-half mile south of Eufaula. Patrolman Sawyer was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Alabama Marine Police for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, four children, 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.
Marine Patrolman Sawyer gave the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Montgomery 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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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Walter Britt Sawyer served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Marine Patrolman Walter Britt Sawyer 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 28.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Walter Britt Sawyer's cause is highlighted.
How Walter Britt Sawyer Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Walter Britt Sawyer is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
Military Service
Walter Britt Sawyer served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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