Roll of Honor
Milton Raymond Smalling
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Milton Smalling was killed when his service weapon discharged after falling to the ground. The discharged round struck him in the chest. He was removing equipment from his patrol car when the accident occurred. Deputy Smalling was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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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.
Deputy Sheriff Smalling served with the Imperial County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the El Centro 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
Milton Raymond Smalling served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Deputy Sheriff Milton Raymond Smalling 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Imperial County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Milton Raymond Smalling's cause is highlighted.
How Milton Raymond Smalling Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Milton Raymond Smalling is highlighted in Jan.
Others Who Wore This Badge
6 officers from Imperial County Sheriff's Office are honored on badge.nw.
