Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Carlen Stone was killed in a helicopter accident while on a medivac mission. Corporal Stone was transporting a heart patient and a paramedic when he reported he was making an emergency landing due to ice. The helicopter was found three days later on Cheat Mountain. All three were killed in the accident. Corporal Stone was a United States Air Force veteran and had served with the West Virginia State Police for 4 years. He was survived by his wife and two sons. Corporal Stone is buried in Middle Island Cemetery in New Milton, Doddridge County, West Virginia.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two sons.
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Corporal Stone gave the West Virginia State Police 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of West Virginia, 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
Carlen Bill Stone served in the Other (1972â1975) before joining law enforcement.
Corporal Carlen Bill Stone 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 WV, 54 of 232 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.3% of this state's fallen. That is 7.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At West Virginia State Police, 20 of 42 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Carlen Bill Stone's cause is highlighted.
How Carlen Bill Stone Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Carlen Bill Stone is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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