Frank Moran
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Marshal

Frank Moran

Darlington Police Department — Darlington, WI
Accident
End of Watch May 27, 1927
Age 67
Tour of Duty 32 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Marshal Moran was killed when he was struck by a vehicle. He was checking vehicle registrations at the time and had stopped a group of vehicles. As he stepped into the street a passing vehicle struck him.

Survivors

He had been with the agency for 32 years and was survived by his wife and four children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-WI-BD4F6E58
Stewardship
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

32 years. You could have gone home.
Marshal Moran gave the Darlington Police Department 32 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Darlington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Marshal Moran.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Darlington, WI
Platform Identity dpd.lafayette.wi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 27, 1927
Tour of Duty 32 yrs
Age 67
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Marshal Frank Moran 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 Darlington Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Darlington Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
WI — Statewide
124
of 317 officers
39.1% 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. Frank Moran'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 Frank Moran Compares

Age at End of Watch
67
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank Moran is highlighted in May.

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

Incident Location

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