Wesley H. Whittenberg
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Patrolman

Wesley H. Whittenberg

Washington State Patrol — Olympia, WA
Accident
End of Watch December 29, 1960
Age 29
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Wesley Whittenberg was struck and killed by a vehicle while he and his partner investigated an accident on the Stillaguamish River Bridge on U.S. 99, north of Marysville. Another vehicle lost control on the icy surface and slid into the officers. Patrolman Whittenberg was killed and his partner was seriously injured.

Patrolman Whittenberg had served with the agency for 10 years.

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BO-US-WA-E8B7B909
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Whittenberg gave the Washington State Patrol 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Washington. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Whittenberg.

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

Agency

Location Olympia, WA
Platform Identity whp.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 29, 1960
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Wesley H. Whittenberg is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In WA, 111 of 339 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.7% of this state's fallen. That is 1.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Washington State Patrol, 23 of 34 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 67.6% of this agency's fallen.

Washington State Patrol
23
of 34 officers
67.6% Accident
WA — Statewide
111
of 339 officers
32.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Wesley H. Whittenberg's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Wesley H. Whittenberg Compares

Age at End of Watch
29
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
10
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Wesley H. Whittenberg is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897