Roll of Honor
Robert Shepherd Perkins
Incident
Conservation Officer Robert Perkins was killed in an automobile accident when his patrol car was struck by another vehicle on a rural road in Hamilton County. His entire family was in the car at the time of the accident. Their car was drug several feet before it rolled several times, landing upside down, pinning him partially outside the car.
Conservation Officer Perkins was transported to Indianapolis where he was treated for multiple injuries, which he died of later that day. His wife and one daughter were also taken to the hospital with minor injuries. They had been living on a conservation farm in Boone County and had been asked to move, so were in the process of looking for a new home.
Conservation Officer Perkins had served with the Indiana Department of Conservation for nine years. He was survived by his wife and four daughters. He was preceded in death by his 2-year-old son in 1953.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four daughters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Conservation Officer Perkins gave the Indiana Department of Conservation 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Indianapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Conservation Officer Perkins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Conservation Officer Robert Shepherd Perkins 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 IN, 151 of 503 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Indiana Department of Natural Resources, 6 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 85.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Shepherd Perkins's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Shepherd Perkins Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Shepherd Perkins is highlighted in May.
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