Roll of Honor
Raymond Leroy Schroll, Jr.
Incident
Fish Warden Raymond Schroll drowned while attempting to rescue a fellow officer after their boat capsized on the Susquehanna River below Williamsport, Pennsylvania, while inspecting duck hatcheries along the river. The river was running unusually high and the small patrol boat they were in capsized in a sluice at the Hepburn Street dam. Both officers were thrown into the water and Warden Schroll swam to shore. As he exited the water, he turned and saw that his partner was still clinging to the boat. He dove back into the water in an attempt to rescue the officer but was pulled under and disappeared. His partner was rescued approximately one mile downstream after clinging to the boat for over one hour. Warden Scholl's body wasn't recovered until April 28, 1958, 30 miles downstream of where he went under Warden Schroll was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII and had served with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission for six years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two children, parents, and two sisters.
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- August 2, 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.
Fish Warden Schroll gave the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Harrisburg community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Raymond Leroy Schroll, Jr. served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
Fish Warden Raymond Leroy Schroll, Jr. 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 PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 33.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Raymond Leroy Schroll, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Raymond Leroy Schroll, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond Leroy Schroll, Jr. is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
Military Service
Raymond Leroy Schroll, Jr. served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
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