Robert E. Bahlke Jr.
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Police Officer

Robert E. Bahlke Jr.

Milwaukee Police Department — Milwaukee, WI
Accident
End of Watch February 23, 1932
Age 45
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Badge 791
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Bahlke succumbed to injuries received over a month earlier when he was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic. The driver stated that he did not see the officer because rain obscured his vision. Officer Bahlke had served with the Milwaukee Police Department for ten years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Bahlke gave the Milwaukee Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Milwaukee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Bahlke.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI
Platform Identity mpd.milwaukee.wi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 23, 1932
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 45
Badge Number 791
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

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

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1932, 110 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 4th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Robert was 45. 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. Robert had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

February holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

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How

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

Every cause
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His people

Milwaukee Police Department has 69 officers remembered here, Robert among them.

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Where

Police Officer Robert E. Bahlke Jr.

Milwaukee Police Department · End of Watch February 23, 1932

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 33-W

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