Roll of Honor
Raymond A. Johnson
Incident
Location: Colorado Incident Date: Monday, October 9, 1939
Park Ranger Raymond Johnson died from injuries sustained five days earlier when his vehicle struck a tree on Bear Lake Road.
Ranger Johnson was on patrol and en route to Sprague's Lodge for a hunting enforcement operation when his tire blew out. His vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree. He was transported to St. Luke's Hospital in Denver, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Ranger Johnson had served with the United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service for four months.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents, two brothers, and two sisters.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Park Ranger Johnson served with the United States Department of the Interior.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Park Ranger Johnson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Park Ranger Raymond A. Johnson 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 Department of the Interior - National Park Service, 28 of 40 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 70% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Raymond A. Johnson's cause is highlighted.
How Raymond A. Johnson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond A. Johnson is highlighted in Oct.
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