Milton A. Wimbrow
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Patrolman

Milton A. Wimbrow

Wilmington Police Department — Wilmington, DE
Accident
End of Watch December 31, 1931
Age 29
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
Badge 45
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Milton Wimbrow succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash three days earlier at the intersection of 29th Street and Market Street. He was transported to Delaware Hospital where he died three days after the crash as a result of a skull fracture. Patrolman Wimbrow had served with the Wilmington Police Department for 18 months. He was survived by his wife and 9-year-old daughter. Patrolman Wimbrow's great-grandson went on to serve as a Delaware State Police trooper.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and 9-year-old daughter.

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You barely got started.
Patrolman Wimbrow gave the Wilmington Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Wilmington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Wimbrow.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Wilmington, New Castle County, DE
Platform Identity wpd.newcastle.de.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 31, 1931
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
Age 29
Badge Number 45
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Milton is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1931, 100 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 6th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Milton was 29. 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. Milton had served 1.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Wilmington Police Department has 11 officers remembered here, Milton among them.

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Where

Patrolman Milton A. Wimbrow

Wilmington Police Department · End of Watch December 31, 1931

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 31-W

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