Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Kraemer was killed when his police motorcycle was struck by another emergency vehicle while responding to an accident call. He had been with the agency for three years.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Kraemer gave the Milwaukee Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Milwaukee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Kraemer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Robert E. Kraemer 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 WI, 124 of 317 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Milwaukee Police Department, 23 of 69 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. Robert E. Kraemer's cause is highlighted.
How Robert E. Kraemer Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert E. Kraemer is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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