Roll of Honor
Incident
Marshal Walter Wood was electrocuted while attempting to move a wire that had blown down across a street in the east side of the town during a period of high wind.
Several passersby used a stick to move the wire from his hand and pull him away from it. It was discovered that he had been standing on wet ground when he attempted to move the wire.
Marshal Wood had served as the town marshal for eight years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and 1-year-old daughter.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Marshal Wood gave the Dallas Marshal's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Marshal Wood.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Marshal Walter W. Wood 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 SD, 19 of 62 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.6% of this state's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Walter W. Wood's cause is highlighted.
How Walter W. Wood Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Walter W. Wood is highlighted in Feb.