Freddie Ernest Wagner
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Police Officer

Freddie Ernest Wagner

San Angelo Police Department — San Angelo, TX
Accident Veteran
End of Watch August 6, 1955
Age 24
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Freddie Wagner was killed in a motorcycle accident while escorting a funeral procession. Officer Wagner was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War and was survived by his parents. He is buried in Fairmount Cemetery in San Angelo.

Survivors

Navy veteran of the Korean War and was survived by his parents.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-TX-B3369BFD
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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.
Police Officer Wagner served with the San Angelo Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the San Angelo 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

Location San Angelo, TX
Platform Identity sapd.tomgreen.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 6, 1955
Age 24
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Freddie Ernest Wagner served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Police Officer Freddie Ernest Wagner 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At San Angelo Police Department, 3 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

San Angelo Police Department
3
of 3 officers
100% Accident
TX — Statewide
653
of 2,421 officers
27% 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. Freddie Ernest Wagner'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 Freddie Ernest Wagner Compares

Age at End of Watch
24
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Freddie Ernest Wagner is highlighted in Aug.

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

Others Who Wore This Badge

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