Alfred J. Perkins

New Jersey Divison of Fish and Wildlife — Trenton, NJ

Accident

End of Watch November 23, 1946

Age 36

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Warden Alfred Perkins and Deputy Warden Oran Gant were killed in an automobile crash near Somerville, New Jersey, while returning from the Hackettstown Fish Hatchery. Their department pickup truck was struck by a dump truck on Highway 29 (modern-day Route 22) east of N Bridge Street, and both men were fatally injured. Warden Perkins had served with the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife for seven years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, and mother.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Warden Perkins gave the New Jersey Divison of Fish and Wildlife 7 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Warden Perkins.

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

Agency

Department New Jersey Divison of Fish and Wildlife

Location Trenton, NJ

Platform Identity njdfwcons.mercer.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 23, 1946

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Warden Alfred J. 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 NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 8.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At New Jersey Divison of Fish and Wildlife, 6 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

New Jersey Divison of Fish and Wildlife

of 8 officers

75% Accident

NJ — Statewide

258

of 646 officers

39.9% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident