U.S. Air Force · United States 
Kenneth Pine
1975
Kenneth Gordon Pine served the U.S. Air Force for 4 years. Kenneth also served in the U.S. Air Force.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Motor vehicle
What Happened
Patrolman Kenneth Pine was struck and killed by a drunk driver while making a traffic stop on Mack Avenue near Elizabeth Court at about 10:00 pm. The drunk driver fled the scene after the incident but was arrested a short time later in Grosse Pointe Woods. The 31-year-old woman was convicted of negligent homicide. Patrolman Pine was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the Grosse Pointe Farms Police Department for five years. He had previously been awarded the department's Medal of Valor for rescuing a woman from Lake St. Clair.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two stepdaughters.
Service Record
U.S. Air Force
1964 – 1968
U.S. Air Force
Also Served
Grosse Pointe Farms Department of Public Safety
Patrolman
In Our Keeping
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