Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer William Kaemmerling succumbed to injuries sustained eight days earlier when his motorcycle struck a mail carrier's car while he was patrolling Grand Avenue (modern day Wisconsin Avenue), between 13th Street and 14th Street.
Officer Kaemmerling had served with the Milwaukee Police Department for five years.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Kaemmerling gave the Milwaukee Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Milwaukee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Kaemmerling.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer William F. Kaemmerling 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. William F. Kaemmerling's cause is highlighted.
How William F. Kaemmerling Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William F. Kaemmerling is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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