U.S. Army · United States 
Perfecto Medrano
1975
Perfecto Medrano served the U.S. Army for 1 year. Perfecto served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
Mechanism
Motor vehicle
What Happened
Officer Medrano was killed in an automobile accident during a vehicle pursuit of a stolen car driven by a 13-year-old female suspect. The suspect ran the stop sign at Clovis Avenue on North Avenue and another vehicle hit Officer Medrano's car as he went through the intersection. He was taken to Valley Medical Center and pronounced dead about 4 hours later. The suspect was later apprehended and taken to juvenile hall. Officer Medrano was survived by his wife and two children. One week prior, he had received his bachelor of science in criminology degree.
Survivors
Officer Medrano was survived by his wife and two children.
Service Record
U.S. Army
1961 – 1962
Conflicts
Vietnam War
Cold War
Also Served
Sanger Police Department
Police Officer
In Our Keeping
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Record added
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