Roll of Honor
Incident
Motorcycle Officer Mahlon Day was struck by a train and killed as he passed over the State Street railroad crossing on his three-wheeled motorcycle at approximately 11:30 am. Officer Day was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII and the Korean War. He had served with the Appleton Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents, five brothers, and four sisters.
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- April 2, 2026
- 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.
Motorcycle Officer Day gave the Appleton Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Appleton 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Mahlon John Day served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Motorcycle Officer Mahlon John Day 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 Appleton Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mahlon John Day's cause is highlighted.
How Mahlon John Day Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Mahlon John Day is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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