Deputy Sheriff

William Martin Greer

Miller County Sheriff's Office — Texarkana, AR
Accident
End of Watch June 1, 1939
Age 56
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff William Greer was killed in an automobile accident near Lockesburg, Arkansas, while returning from a federal court hearing in Ft. Smith, Arkansas.

The vehicle Deputy Greer and the other officers were riding in struck loose gravel, causing it to overturn. Deputy Greer was killed in the accident and a member of the Texarkana, Arkansas, Police Department was injured.

Deputy Greer had been with the agency for six years and was survived by his wife and five children.

Survivors

Deputy Greer had been with the agency for six years and was survived by his wife and five children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Greer gave the Miller County Sheriff's Office 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Texarkana community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Greer.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Texarkana, Miller County, AR
Platform Identity mcso.miller.ar.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 1, 1939
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 56
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

William 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 1939, 61 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 72nd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

William was 56. 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. William had served 6 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

June holds 7.9% 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

Miller County Sheriff's Office has 11 officers remembered here, William among them.

Deputy Sheriff William Martin Greer

Miller County Sheriff's Office · End of Watch June 1, 1939

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 27-E

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