William Thomas Levinson

Oregon State Police — Salem, OR

Accident Veteran

End of Watch September 7, 1950

Age 25

Tour of Duty 9 mo

The Vigil Panel 86 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 30

Incident

Trooper William Levinson was killed when his motorcycle collided with a train at the 12th and State Street railroad crossing. It is believed that his motorcycle experienced a mechanical malfunction which caused it to lurch forward and strike the slow moving train. Trooper Levinson was caught underneath the train and dragged approximately 350 feet. Trooper Levinson was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII and had served with the Oregon State Police for nine months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two small children.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Trooper Levinson served with the Oregon State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Oregon, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Oregon State Police

Location Salem, OR

Platform Identity osp.or.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 7, 1950

Tour of Duty 9 mo

Age 25

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

William Thomas Levinson served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Trooper William Thomas Levinson 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.

Oregon State Police

of 31 officers

48.4% Accident

OR — Statewide

of 197 officers

33.5% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident