Henry Douglas Cossmann

Washington State Patrol — Olympia, WA

Accident Veteran

End of Watch October 9, 1929

Tour of Duty 2 mo

The Vigil Panel 58 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 33

Incident

Patrolman Douglas Cossmann succumbed to injuries sustained two weeks earlier when he was involved in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of 46th Street and Park Avenue in Tacoma. He remained in a coma from the time of the crash until his death. Patrolman Cossmann was a U.S. Army Air Force veteran and had served with the Washington State Patrol for only two months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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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.
Patrolman Cossmann served with the Washington State Patrol.
Thank you for your service to the people of Washington, 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 Washington State Patrol

Location Olympia, WA

Platform Identity whp.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 9, 1929

Tour of Duty 2 mo

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Henry Douglas Cossmann served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman Henry Douglas Cossmann 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 WA, 111 of 339 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.7% of this state's fallen. That is 1.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Washington State Patrol, 23 of 34 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 67.6% of this agency's fallen.

Washington State Patrol

of 34 officers

67.6% Accident

WA — Statewide

111

of 339 officers

32.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident