Harvey L. Monbeck

Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Division of Wildlife — Columbus, OH

Accident

End of Watch November 5, 1927

Age 61

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Game Warden Harvey Monbeck was killed in a vehicle crash on the Dixie Highway, near Stroop Road, in Moraine, Ohio.

He was en route to the state game reserves south of Dayton to investigate reports of poaching when his car collided with a bread truck. Game Warden Monbeck was killed instantly in the crash.

Game Warden Monbeck had served as the state game warden in Montgomery County for eight years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, and five sons.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Game Warden Monbeck gave the Ohio Department of Natural Resources 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Game Warden Monbeck.

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

Agency

Department Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Division of Wildlife

Location Columbus, OH

Platform Identity odnrdwcons.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 5, 1927

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Age 61

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Game Warden Harvey L. Monbeck 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

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

Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Division of Wildlife

of 9 officers

44.4% Accident

OH — Statewide

318

of 991 officers

32.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident