James Riley Day

United States Air Force Security Forces — JBSA-Lackland, TX

Accident Veteran

End of Watch May 8, 1999

Age 27

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 40

Incident

Staff Sergeant James Day was killed in an ATV collision while he was patrolling an area of Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, which had been damaged by a tornado.

The part of the base where Sergeant Day was patrolling had lost a portion of the perimeter fence. As Sergeant Day topped a hill in the dark, he struck a dark brown, unmarked trash dumpster. He suffered severe head and chest trauma in the crash.

The tornado devastated a large part of Oklahoma and resulted in the deaths of almost 50 people.

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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.
Staff Sergeant Day gave the United States Air Force Security Forces 2 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department United States Air Force Security Forces

Location JBSA-Lackland, TX

Platform Identity usafsffed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 8, 1999

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 27

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

James Riley Day served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Staff Sergeant James Riley Day 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At United States Air Force Security Forces, 28 of 41 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 68.3% of this agency's fallen.

United States Air Force Security Forces

of 41 officers

68.3% Accident

TX — Statewide

653

of 2,421 officers

27% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident