Roll of Honor
Gerald Morton Binder
Incident
Private First Class Gerald Binder was accidentally shot and killed by another military policeman while searching for two soldiers who had just escaped from the stockade on Fort Dix, New Jersey.
One of the prisoners had overpowered a guard while being led to the latrine at 4:30 am. He then freed the second prisoner from his cell and both escaped through a window. PFC Binder and another MP were searching a wooded area when the second MP fired his M-14 rifle at the escapees but accidentally struck PFC Binder, fatally wounding him.
Both escapees were apprehended approximately four hours after escaping.
PFC Binder had served with the U.S. Army for only five months and was assigned to the 532nd Military Police Company.
My name is Richard Weisman. I was with him when another no in a tower shot him. I stayed with him and gave him mouth to mouth until he past. I disarmed the mo in the tower when he came down to see who had shot. I remember him saying I got one. I still remember that day and everything surrounding it. I wanted to contact his family and it wasn’t until now have I learned his name. I wish I could contact the family with additional information. Sgt Richard Weisman 200 th MP company.
Sgt Richard Weisman NG23274439 With him when he past August 9th, 2025
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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.
Private First Class Binder served with the United States Army Military Police Corps.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Military Service
Gerald Morton Binder served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Private First Class Gerald Morton Binder 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 MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At United States Army Military Police Corps, 39 of 65 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
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