Roll of Honor
Walter Richard Ton
Incident
Postal Inspector Walter Ton was killed in the crash of Northwest Airlines Flight 2 near Bozeman, Montana, while returning to St. Paul, Minnesota, from Seattle, Washington.
He had traveled to Seattle to arrest two suspects in the burglary of a post office in Voltaire, North Dakota, on September 24th, 1931. Ten people were killed in the crash when the plane struck a mountain peak in the Bridger Mountain range.
Inspector Ton had served as a US Postal Inspector for almost 10 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, 7-month-old daughter, sister, and two brothers.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Postal Inspector Ton gave the United States Postal Inspection Service 9 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Postal Inspector Ton.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Postal Inspector Walter Richard Ton 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 VA, 203 of 654 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31% of this state's fallen.
At United States Postal Inspection Service, 8 of 14 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 57.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Walter Richard Ton's cause is highlighted.
How Walter Richard Ton Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
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