William Martin Greer
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Deputy Sheriff

William Martin Greer

Miller County Sheriff's Office — Texarkana, AR
Accident
End of Watch June 1, 1939
Age 56
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff William Greer was killed in an automobile accident near Lockesburg, Arkansas, while returning from a federal court hearing in Ft. Smith, Arkansas.

The vehicle Deputy Greer and the other officers were riding in struck loose gravel, causing it to overturn. Deputy Greer was killed in the accident and a member of the Texarkana, Arkansas, Police Department was injured.

Deputy Greer had been with the agency for six years and was survived by his wife and five children.

Survivors

Deputy Greer had been with the agency for six years and was survived by his wife and five children.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location Texarkana, AR
Platform Identity mcso.miller.ar.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 1, 1939
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 56
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff William Martin Greer 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 AR, 92 of 372 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Miller County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 18.2% of this agency's fallen.

Miller County Sheriff's Office
2
of 11 officers
18.2% Accident
AR — Statewide
92
of 372 officers
24.7% 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. William Martin Greer'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 William Martin Greer Compares

Age at End of Watch
56
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
6
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Martin Greer is highlighted in Jun.

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