Roll of Honor

George William Bacorn Jr.

Denton Volunteer Fire Company — Denton, MD

Law Enforcement → Accident

End of Watch September 25, 2026

Age 62

What Happened Service The Sacrifice Also Remembered

What Happened

Chief of Police George Bacorn was killed in a head-on vehicle crash on Dover Road in Easton.

Around 11:26 a.m., Chief Bacorn was traveling eastbound in his agency-owned vehicle when a westbound delivery truck sideswiped another eastbound truck and then struck Chief Bacorn's vehicle head-on.

Survivors

Predeceased by his parents, George William Bacorn Sr. and Shirley Carol Rogers Bacorn. Survived by his wife, Charmaine M. Bacorn; his sons James C. Bacorn, Joseph L. Bacorn (Crystal), Christopher Bacorn (Brittney), Michael W. Bacorn (Alyssa) and Jack C. Bacorn; his sister Diane Brittingham (Will); his grandchildren Kayla, Jaidyn, Austin, Hayden, Cheyenne, Liam, Piper, Braxton, Ellie, Evelyn, Beau, Sawyer and Mackenzie; his great-grandchildren Melody, DJ and Cassandra; and many nieces.

Biography

Born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, he moved to Caroline County as a child, grew up in Greensboro and graduated from North Caroline High School in Ridgely in 1982. Beyond the department he was a member of the Denton Volunteer Fire Company, a past Commodore of the Choptank River Yacht Club, and a member of Temple Lodge #128 AF&AM.

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Tributes

36 years. You could have gone home.
Chief of Police Jr. gave the Denton Police Department 36 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Maryland. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Jr..

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

Agency

Department Denton Volunteer Fire Company

Type Local Government

Location Denton, MD

Platform Identity dvfc.denton.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 25, 2026

Age 62

Details

Cause Accident

George William Bacorn Jr. is one of 0 firefighters lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial.