Roll of Honor
Incident
Ranger William Bryant was accidentally shot and killed while attempting to place his service revolver into its holster.
He and two other rangers were conducting a nighttime deer hunting detail along Flarity Road in Walker County when the incident occurred.
Ranger Bryant had served with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources for one year.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Ranger Bryant gave the Georgia Department of Natural Resources 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Social Circle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Ranger Bryant.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Ranger William Lee Bryant 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 GA, 263 of 903 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Georgia Department of Natural Resources, 3 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Lee Bryant's cause is highlighted.
How William Lee Bryant Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Lee Bryant is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
9 officers from Georgia Department of Natural Resources are honored on badge.nw.
