U.S. Navy · United States 
Michael Hemschmeyer
1973
Michael D. Hemschmeyer served the U.S. Navy for 4 years.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Officer Michael Hemschmeyer was killed in a traffic crash while responding to another officer’s call for assistance around 2 p.m. A sedan that had pulled over for the officer’s emergency lights was struck from behind by a five-ton city garbage truck at 19th Avenue and the Salt River Bottom in Phoenix. The force of the collision threw the truck into the path of the approaching patrol car, killing Officer Hemschmeyer. Officer Hemschmeyer was a United States Navy Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Phoenix Police Department for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, parents, and two sisters.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
1964 – 1969
Also Served
Phoenix Police Department
Officer
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