U.S. Army · United States 
Wayne Mitchell
2001
Wayne Mitchell served the U.S. Army for 2 years. Wayne served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Correction Officer Wayne Mitchell was killed when the prisoner transport van he was riding in was involved in an accident on I-71, under the overpass for Ohio 56 in Madison County.
He was one of three officers transporting two prisoners to a medical facility when the van slid on a patch of ice and struck a concrete retaining wall.
Officer Mitchell had served with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction for 15 years.
Officer Mitchell, a U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran, was selected as Correctional Officer of the Year for 2001 by a vote of his fellow officers after they withdrew their own names from consideration.
He was one of three officers transporting two prisoners to a medical facility when the van slid on a patch of ice and struck a concrete retaining wall.
Officer Mitchell had served with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction for 15 years.
Officer Mitchell, a U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran, was selected as Correctional Officer of the Year for 2001 by a vote of his fellow officers after they withdrew their own names from consideration.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and son.
Service Record
U.S. Army
1967 – 1969
Conflicts
Vietnam War
Cold War
Also Served
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
Correction Officer
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