Harold K. Hanning
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Sergeant

Harold K. Hanning

Ohio State Highway Patrol — Columbus, OH
Accident
End of Watch August 6, 1970
Age 27
Tour of Duty 5 yrs 6 mo
Badge 158
Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Harold Hanning was killed in a plane crash in Wooster Township. He was assisting the roundup of cattle that had been set free in a traffic accident on Route 30 in Wayne County. Sergeant Hanning had served with the Ohio State Highway Patrol for over five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two children, and parents.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Hanning gave the Ohio State Highway Patrol 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Ohio. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Hanning.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Columbus, OH
Platform Identity oshp.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 6, 1970
Tour of Duty 5 yrs 6 mo
Age 27
Badge Number 158
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Harold is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1970, 90 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 13th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Harold was 27. 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. Harold had served 5.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

August holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. 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

Ohio State Highway Patrol has 42 officers remembered here, Harold among them.

Sergeant Harold K. Hanning

Ohio State Highway Patrol · End of Watch August 6, 1970

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 51-E

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