James Brady McClain

Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources — Frankfort, KY

Accident

End of Watch April 28, 1959

Age 46

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Conservation Officer Brady McClain was killed in a vehicle crash on U.S. 68 one mile west of Gracey.

He was returning from a conservation meeting in Christian County when his vehicle collided with an oncoming car.

Conservation Officer McClain had served with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources for over six years and was assigned to the First District.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two sons, daughter, and three siblings.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Conservation Officer McClain gave the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources 6 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Conservation Officer McClain.

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

Agency

Department Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources

Location Frankfort, KY

Platform Identity kdfwrcons.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 28, 1959

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

Age 46

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Conservation Officer James Brady McClain 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 KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 14.6 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, 4 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.

Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources

of 9 officers

44.4% Accident

KY — Statewide

161

of 983 officers

16.4% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident