Roll of Honor
William Albert Callahan
Incident
Technical Sergeant William Callahan was killed in a motorcycle crash in Honolulu, Hawaii while patrolling the parade route for the third annual Armed Forces Day Parade.
He was making one final pass of the parade route minutes before the parade started when his motorcycle crashed into a pole near the viewing stand on Ala Moana Boulevard near Piikoi Street. He was transported to Tripler Army Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Technical Sergeant Callahan was a veteran of WWII.
RIP
GySgt Matt Lyons, Retired U.S.M.C. Military Police July 3rd, 2023
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- 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.
Technical Sergeant Callahan served with the United States Marine Corps Military Police.
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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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
William Albert Callahan served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Technical Sergeant William Albert Callahan 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 DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At United States Marine Corps Military Police, 3 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Albert Callahan's cause is highlighted.
How William Albert Callahan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Albert Callahan is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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