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Sergeant Amer Keller was killed while assisting at a fire scene at North Jefferson Street at East Second Street. A ladder with two firemen on it broke. The ladder and firemen landed on Sergeant Keller, who was crushed. Sergeant Keller had served with the Dayton Police Department for 21 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and children.
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129 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sergeant Keller gave the Dayton Police Department 21 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dayton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Dayton Police Department has lost 31 officers; 6 of them lost to accidents.
Amer is one of 319 officers lost to accidents in OH, 32.1% of the 993 remembered there.
Amer is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Amer is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.8% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1897, 1 officer at Dayton Police Department was lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1897, 1 officer in OH was lost to accidents, the 76th heaviest of 125 years on record. The heaviest was 1925, with 8.
In 1897, 14 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 131st heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1897, 23 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 126th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Amer was 48. Of the 6 lost to accidents at Dayton Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 27.5 and 42.8; the middle age was 37. Amer had served 21 years; the middle length of service was 4.2 years.
Amer was 48. Of the 310 lost to accidents in OH whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 37. Amer had served 21 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Amer was 48. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Amer had served 21 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Amer was 48. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Amer had served 21 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
January holds 33.3% of these deaths at Dayton Police Department, more than any other month. Thursdays: 50%.
January holds 8.8% of these deaths in OH; July holds the most, 12.2%. Thursdays: 14.4%.
January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14%.
January holds 8.1% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Thursdays: 14.2%.
How
Accident deaths account for 19.4% of all 31 deaths at Dayton Police Department, the 3rd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 32.1% of all 993 deaths in OH, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.8% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Dayton Police Department has 31 officers remembered here, Amer among them.
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Lee Lynam
Jan 17, 1880
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Amer M. Keller
Jan 7, 1897
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William Dalton
Aug 10, 1899
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John J. Stapleton
Jan 17, 1916
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Charles V. Thomas
May 21, 1916
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George V. Purcell
Sep 23, 1916
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Lawrence Robert Graham
Oct 7, 1918
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Edward Michael Hennessey
Oct 12, 1918
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Vinton E. Harsh
Oct 13, 1918
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Emerson A. Glotfelter
Dec 7, 1918
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Clement Leroy Francis
Mar 8, 1919
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Troy Elmer Sine
Jan 28, 1920
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George E. Clark
Jan 29, 1923
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William C. Horn
Sep 18, 1927
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John C. Post
Sep 25, 1927
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Walter E. Rauch
Dec 25, 1927
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William Tom Wilson
Feb 23, 1928
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Lucius J. Rice
Oct 5, 1939
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Sherman E. Nowlin
May 3, 1947
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Herman A. Drexler
May 16, 1947
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Richard Owen Baker
Nov 5, 1965
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Ronald K. Wells
Apr 6, 1967
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James Lee Mobley
Jan 25, 1970
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Paul Erwin Mortimer
Jul 31, 1970
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Daniel Henry Bruns
Jul 3, 1973
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William Kenneth Mortimer
Mar 4, 1974
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Eddie L. Hobson
Oct 11, 1981
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William Steven Whalen
Mar 22, 1991
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Jason K. Grossnickle
May 23, 1996
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Mary Lynn Beall
Aug 25, 2002
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Jorge Rene DelRio
Nov 7, 2019
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 58-E
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