Harold K. Hanning
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Sergeant

Harold K. Hanning

Ohio State Highway Patrol — Columbus, OH
Accident
End of Watch August 6, 1970
Age 27
Tour of Duty 5 yrs 6 mo
Badge 158
The Vigil Panel 107 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Harold Hanning was killed in a plane crash in Wooster Township. He was assisting the roundup of cattle that had been set free in a traffic accident on Route 30 in Wayne County. Sergeant Hanning had served with the Ohio State Highway Patrol for over five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two children, and parents.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-OH-15D3716D
Stewardship
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Hanning gave the Ohio State Highway Patrol 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Ohio. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Hanning.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Columbus, OH
Platform Identity oshp.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 6, 1970
Tour of Duty 5 yrs 6 mo
Age 27
Badge Number 158
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Harold K. Hanning is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.

In OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 32.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Ohio State Highway Patrol, 33 of 42 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 78.6% of this agency's fallen.

Ohio State Highway Patrol
33
of 42 officers
78.6% Accident
OH — Statewide
318
of 991 officers
32.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harold K. Hanning's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Harold K. Hanning Compares

Age at Death
27
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
5.5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harold K. Hanning is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897