Glenn Allen
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Deputy Sheriff

Glenn Allen

Josephine County Sheriff's Office — Grants Pass, OR
Accident
End of Watch November 17, 1971
Age 49
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Glenn Allen and Matron Moran were killed in an airplane crash while transporting witnesses for trial.

Survivors

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

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-OR-7B477184
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Allen served with the Josephine County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Grants Pass community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Allen.

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

Agency

Location Grants Pass, OR
Platform Identity jcso.josephine.or.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 17, 1971
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Glenn Allen 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 OR, 66 of 197 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.5% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Josephine County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Josephine County Sheriff's Office
4
of 4 officers
100% Accident
OR — Statewide
66
of 197 officers
33.5% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Glenn Allen's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Glenn Allen Compares

Age at End of Watch
49
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Glenn Allen is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897