Roll of Honor
Wilbur S. "Webb" Talbott
Incident
Game Warden Webb Talbott was killed in a vehicle crash on North Main Street in Walnut Creek, California, at about 5:45 pm.
He was returning from duty in the Delta area when his department-owned car struck a guard rail protecting a wig-wag signal at the Sacramento Northern Railway tracks.
Game Warden Talbott was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of both WWI and WWII and was the recipient of a Purple Heart. He had served with the California California Department of Fish and Wildlife for 37 years and was scheduled to retire the following month.
Survivors
He was survived by two brothers.
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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.
Game Warden Talbott gave the California Department of Fish and Wildlife 37 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Wilbur S. "Webb" Talbott served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Game Warden Wilbur S. "Webb" Talbott 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 California Department of Fish and Wildlife, 8 of 17 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Wilbur S. "Webb" Talbott's cause is highlighted.
How Wilbur S. "Webb" Talbott Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Wilbur S. "Webb" Talbott is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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