Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan, Fallen Officers

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Michigan Department of Natural Resources, MI

Michigan Department of Natural Resources

	Conservation Officer Gerald F. Welling Michigan Department of Natural Resources EOW: Sunday, September 10, 1972 Cause: Vehicular assault
	Conservation Officer Edward Carl Starback Michigan Department of Natural Resources EOW: Thursday, August 8, 1957 Cause: Aircraft accident
	Conservation Officer Thomas J. Mellon Michigan Department of Natural Resources EOW: Thursday, October 23, 1947 Cause: Drowned
	Conservation Officer Maurice C. Luck Michigan Department of Natural Resources EOW: Wednesday, March 16, 1938 Cause: Gunfire (Accidental)
	Conservation Officer Andrew Schmeltz Michigan Department of Natural Resources EOW: Wednesday, October 21, 1936 Cause: Gunfire
	Conservation Officer Theron Adherbal Craw Michigan Department of Natural Resources EOW: Monday, November 5, 1928 Cause: Gunfire (Accidental)
	Conservation Officer Arvid Erickson Michigan Department of Natural Resources EOW: Wednesday, September 29, 1926 Cause: Gunfire
	Conservation Officer Emil Skoglund Michigan Department of Natural Resources EOW: Wednesday, September 29, 1926 Cause: Gunfire
	Deputy Game Warden Julius A. Salmonson Michigan Department of Natural Resources EOW: Sunday, November 15, 1908 Cause: Drowned
	Deputy Game Warden Martin Salmonson Michigan Department of Natural Resources EOW: Sunday, November 15, 1908 Cause: Drowned

Line of Duty Deaths: 10

Aircraft accident: 1
Drowned: 3
Gunfire: 3
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Vehicular assault: 1

By Month

March: 1
August: 1
September: 3
October: 2
November: 3

By Gender

Male: 10
Female: 0

All 2013 Deaths