William A. Berg
End of Watch: 7/16/1931
Age: 54
Rank: Sheriff
Agency: Wood County Sheriff's Office
Length of Service: 24 years
County: Wood
Location On Memorial: III
Incident Surrounding Death
Sheriff Berg killed when he was thrown from his vehicle, which was struck by another vehicle near Nelsonville in Portage County. Sheriff Berg was transporting a prisoner to the Winnebago hospital near Oshkosh. Berg was elected as Sheriff of Wood County in 1928 after serving 22 years with the Wisconsin Rapids Police Department.