Frank Nenning
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Patrol Officer

Frank Nenning

South Milwaukee Police Department — South Milwaukee, WI
Accident
End of Watch January 1, 1937
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Nenning was struck and killed by a vehicle while directing traffic.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrol Officer Nenning served with the South Milwaukee Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the South Milwaukee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Officer Nenning.

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

Agency

Location South Milwaukee, WI
Platform Identity smpd.milwaukee.wi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 1, 1937
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrol Officer Frank Nenning 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 South Milwaukee Police Department, 3 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

South Milwaukee Police Department
3
of 3 officers
100% 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 Nenning'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 Nenning Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank Nenning is highlighted in Jan.

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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