Roll of Honor
Incident
Captain William Mills, Patrolman Herman Jones, Patrolman William Gilham, and Sergeant Roy Brewer were all killed in a head-on automobile crash while en route to attend the funeral of Trooper Louis Bryant of the Arkansas State Police. Trooper Bryant had been shot and killed in the line of duty six days earlier. Captain Mills was a U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran and served with the DeQueen Police Department for 11 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his expectant wife.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 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.
Captain Mills gave the DeQueen Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the DeQueen community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
William T. Mills served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Captain William T. Mills 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 DeQueen Police Department, 4 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William T. Mills's cause is highlighted.
How William T. Mills Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William T. Mills is highlighted in Jul.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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