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Charles T. Smith Read Bio 1/31/1973 Milwaukee Police Department 8 Months Milwaukee I
Matt Schumacher Read Bio 9/22/1934 Wis. Department of Revenue 9 Months Kenosha III
Paul A. Kraby Read Bio 9/30/1934 Stoughton Police Department 9 Months Dane III
Frederick Kaiser Read Bio 11/24/1917 Milwaukee Police Department 11 Months Milwaukee IV
Jorge R. Dimas Read Bio 6/14/2009 Wisconsin State Patrol 11 Months Polk V
Frank X. Heup Read Bio 11/1/1915 Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office 11 Months Milwaukee III
Lawrence H. Metsker Read Bio 2/25/1976 Manitowoc Police Department 11 Months Manitowoc III
Gordon R. Panck Read Bio 12/22/1946 Menomonie Police Department 1 Year Dunn IV
Richard L. Housworth Read Bio 3/31/1989 Juneau County Sheriff's Office 1 Year Juneau III
Steven J. Johnson Read Bio 10/14/1980 Juneau County Sheriff's Office 1 Year Juneau III
Clarence J. Erickson Read Bio 6/14/1953 Hudson Police Department 1 Year St. Croix III
Alfred P. Vander Kelen Read Bio 11/6/1928 Dept. of Natural Resources 1 Year Door II
William Christian Prinslow Read Bio 11/19/1898 Fond du Lac Police Department 1 Year Fond du Lac II
Paul G. DuPlanty Read Bio 11/9/1971 Milwaukee Police Department 1 Year Milwaukee V
Arnold O. Werner Read Bio 7/10/1943 Milwaukee Police Department 1 Year Milwaukee V
William Wank Read Bio 8/17/1915 Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office 1 Year Milwaukee III
Hunter T. Scheel Read Bio 4/8/2023 Cameron Police Department 1 Year Barron II
Edmund E. Hanske Read Bio 9/4/1914 Kiel Police Department 1 Year Manitowoc I
Earl A. Van Deusen Read Bio 1/4/1930 Dane County Sheriff's Office 1 Year Dane IV
John Radcliffe Read Bio 7/6/1911 Vilas County Sheriff's Office 1 Year Vilas II
Patrick R. Bolton Jr. Read Bio 8/26/1966 Walworth County Sheriff's Office 1 Year Walworth V
Gary G. Powless Read Bio 5/18/1980 Wisconsin State Patrol 1 Year Monroe III
Jack E. Kenford Read Bio 6/14/1932 U. S. Bureau of Prohibition 1 Year Crawford V
William A. Robertson Read Bio 9/7/1994 Milwaukee Police Department 1 Year Milwaukee IV
Charles Snover Read Bio 7/28/1935 Waukesha County Sheriff's Office 1 Year Waukesha II
Charles Hansen Read Bio 7/14/1968 Calumet County Traffic Police 1 Year 6 Months Calumet III
Bryan J. Moschea Read Bio 7/31/1967 Milwaukee Police Department 1 Year 7 Months Milwaukee I
Donald E. Bishop Read Bio 4/13/2013 Town of Brookfield Police Department 1 Year 8 Months Waukesha I
Craig A. Birkholz Read Bio 3/20/2011 Fond du Lac Police Department 2 Years Fond du Lac I
Jennifer L. Sebena Read Bio 12/24/2012 Wauwatosa Police Department 2 Years Milwaukee III
Joseph J. Kurer Read Bio 9/22/2021 Fond du Lac Police Department 2 Years Fond du Lac II
Charles G. Irvine Jr. Read Bio 6/7/2018 Milwaukee Police Department 2 Years Milwaukee I
William McGinty Read Bio 5/25/1933 Darlington Police Department 2 Years Lafayette II
Robert D. Lester Read Bio 3/21/1844 Crawford County Sheriff's Office 2 Years Crawford III
Leonard Scherger Read Bio 5/21/1904 Hartford Police Department 2 Years Washington IV
John J. Stoll Read Bio 6/7/1987 South Milwaukee Police Department 2 Years Milwaukee III
Peter Gauer Read Bio 7/3/1909 Milwaukee Police Department 2 Years Milwaukee III
Jeffrey S. Skenandore Read Bio 3/30/1993 Oneida Tribal Police 2 Years Brown V
Walter S. Leigh Read Bio 1/29/1963 Dodgeville Police Department 2 Years Iowa II
Milton A. Coleman Read Bio 7/10/1881 Dunn County Sheriff's Office 2 Years Dunn I
Mahlon John Day Read Bio 12/24/1955 Appleton Police Department 2 Years Outagamie I
Grant J. Dosch Read Bio 2/4/1918 Madison Police Department 2 Years Dane III
James Rieschl Read Bio 7/2/1961 Kenosha County Sheriff's Office 2 Years Kenosha III
Frank Caswin Read Bio 11/24/1917 Milwaukee Police Department 2 Years 6 Months Milwaukee IV
Einar P. Johnson Read Bio 5/17/1929 Dept. of Natural Resources 2 Years 6 Months Rusk I
Starre A. Miles Read Bio 11/5/1945 Pepin County Sheriff's Office 2 Years 6 Months Pepin II
Ryan P. Copeland Read Bio 11/23/2015 McFarland Police Department 2 Years 6 Months Dane I
Thomas Dunn Read Bio 7/15/1924 Hortonville Police Department 2 Years 11 Months Outagamie IV
Roy B. Sampson Read Bio 9/24/1952 La Crosse County Sheriff's Office 3 Years La Crosse IV
Curtis Starry Read Bio 3/13/1953 Viroqua Police Department 3 Years Vernon III

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Annual Wisconsin
Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony

Every year in May in correlation with National Police Week, WLEM hosts a memorial ceremony to honor our fallen officers.  This solemn ceremony hosts many special guests, including dignitaries, law enforcement officers from across Wisconsin, as well as surviving family and friends of the fallen officers.  Please visit the photo gallery for pictures of previous ceremonies to begin to capture its impact.

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