John Frost
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Town Marshal

John Frost

Millry Police Department — Millry, AL
Accident
End of Watch November 16, 1956
Age 60
The Vigil Panel 92 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Marshal John Frost was killed when his patrol car collided with a train while he was pursuing a suspect on First Avenue at 1700 hours.

It is currently unknown if the suspect Marshal Frost was chasing was ever apprehended.

RIP Marshal

James Kotke Civilian / Former Officer WSF Park Police (Wi.) July 30th, 2012

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BO-US-AL-B8941E29
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Town Marshal Frost served with the Millry Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Millry community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Town Marshal Frost.

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

Agency

Location Millry, AL
Platform Identity mpd.washington.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 16, 1956
Age 60
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Vehicle pursuit
Weapon Automobile

Town Marshal John Frost 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Millry Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Millry Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
AL — Statewide
182
of 643 officers
28.3% 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. John Frost'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 John Frost Compares

Age at End of Watch
60
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Frost is highlighted in Nov.

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

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