Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Hall was killed in an automobile accident while on game patrol near Junction City. While on patrol he swerved to miss a girl riding a bike and was thrown to the pavement. He succumbed to his injuries four days later. Trooper Hall had been with the agency for eight years.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Hall gave the Oregon State Police 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Oregon. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Hall.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper William M. Hall 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 Oregon State Police, 15 of 31 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William M. Hall's cause is highlighted.
How William M. Hall Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William M. Hall is highlighted in May.
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