Raymond B. Wilhelm
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Trooper

Raymond B. Wilhelm

Delaware State Police — Dover, DE
Accident Veteran
End of Watch May 30, 1951
Age 31
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Badge 31
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Wilhelm was killed in an automobile accident on US 40 near Glasgow, Delaware. He lost control when he swerved to avoid hitting a dog.

Trooper Wilhelm, a WWII U.S. Army veteran, had served with the Delaware State Police for just under 4 years. He was stationed at Troop 1.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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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.
Trooper Wilhelm gave the Delaware State Police 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Delaware, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Location Dover, DE
Platform Identity dsp.de.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 30, 1951
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 31
Badge Number 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Raymond B. Wilhelm served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Trooper Raymond B. Wilhelm 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 DE, 19 of 51 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.3 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Delaware State Police, 11 of 21 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 52.4% of this agency's fallen.

Delaware State Police
11
of 21 officers
52.4% Accident
DE — Statewide
19
of 51 officers
37.3% 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. Raymond B. Wilhelm'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 Raymond B. Wilhelm Compares

Age at End of Watch
31
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond B. Wilhelm is highlighted in May.

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