William A. Riebe

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources — Madison, WI

Accident

End of Watch June 19, 1930

Age 36

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 14

Incident

Warden Riebe was killed when his vehicle was struck by a streetcar while he was working a fur transaction investigation.

Survivors

Warden Riebe was survived by his wife.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Conservation Warden Riebe served with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Thank you for your service to the Madison community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Conservation Warden Riebe.

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

Agency

Department Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Type Federal Agency

Location Madison, WI

Platform Identity wisccons.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 19, 1930

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Conservation Warden William A. Riebe 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 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 10 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

of 15 officers

66.7% Accident

WI — Statewide

124

of 317 officers

39.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident