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Thomas Dunn Read Bio 7/15/1924 Hortonville Police Department 2 Years 11 Months Outagamie IV
Ryan P. Copeland Read Bio 11/23/2015 McFarland Police Department 2 Years 6 Months Dane I
Starre A. Miles Read Bio 11/5/1945 Pepin County Sheriff's Office 2 Years 6 Months Pepin II
Einar P. Johnson Read Bio 5/17/1929 Dept. of Natural Resources 2 Years 6 Months Rusk I
Frank Caswin Read Bio 11/24/1917 Milwaukee Police Department 2 Years 6 Months Milwaukee 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
Mahlon John Day Read Bio 12/24/1955 Appleton Police Department 2 Years Outagamie I
Milton A. Coleman Read Bio 7/10/1881 Dunn County Sheriff's Office 2 Years Dunn I
Walter S. Leigh Read Bio 1/29/1963 Dodgeville Police Department 2 Years Iowa II
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
William McGinty Read Bio 5/25/1933 Darlington Police Department 2 Years Lafayette II
Charles G. Irvine Jr. Read Bio 6/7/2018 Milwaukee Police Department 2 Years Milwaukee I
Joseph J. Kurer Read Bio 9/22/2021 Fond du Lac Police Department 2 Years Fond du Lac II
Jennifer L. Sebena Read Bio 12/24/2012 Wauwatosa Police Department 2 Years Milwaukee III
Craig A. Birkholz Read Bio 3/20/2011 Fond du Lac Police Department 2 Years Fond du Lac I
Leonard Scherger Read Bio 5/21/1904 Hartford Police Department 2 Years Washington IV
Robert D. Lester Read Bio 3/21/1844 Crawford County Sheriff's Office 2 Years Crawford III
Donald E. Bishop Read Bio 4/13/2013 Town of Brookfield Police Department 1 Year 8 Months Waukesha I
Bryan J. Moschea Read Bio 7/31/1967 Milwaukee Police Department 1 Year 7 Months Milwaukee I
Charles Hansen Read Bio 7/14/1968 Calumet County Traffic Police 1 Year 6 Months Calumet III
Edmund E. Hanske Read Bio 9/4/1914 Kiel Police Department 1 Year Manitowoc I
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
Jack E. Kenford Read Bio 6/14/1932 U. S. Bureau of Prohibition 1 Year Crawford V
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
Earl A. Van Deusen Read Bio 1/4/1930 Dane County Sheriff's Office 1 Year Dane IV
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
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
Gary G. Powless Read Bio 5/18/1980 Wisconsin State Patrol 1 Year Monroe III
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
Gordon R. Panck Read Bio 12/22/1946 Menomonie Police Department 1 Year Dunn IV
Alfred P. Vander Kelen Read Bio 11/6/1928 Dept. of Natural Resources 1 Year Door II
William C. Prinslow Read Bio 11/19/1898 Fond du Lac Police Department 1 Year Fond du Lac II
Matt Olson Read Bio 1/26/1916 Barron County Sheriff's Office 1 Year Barron I
Lawrence H. Metsker Read Bio 2/25/1976 Manitowoc Police Department 11 Months Manitowoc III
Frederick Kaiser Read Bio 11/24/1917 Milwaukee Police Department 11 Months Milwaukee IV
Frank X. Heup Read Bio 11/1/1915 Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office 11 Months Milwaukee III
Jorge R. Dimas Read Bio 6/14/2009 Wisconsin State Patrol 11 Months Polk V
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
Charles T. Smith Read Bio 1/31/1973 Milwaukee Police Department 8 Months Milwaukee I
Gerald W. Mork Read Bio 7/14/1985 Iola Police Department 8 Months Waupaca 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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