Trooper Carl M. Thach
Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Highway Patrol
Mississippi

End of Watch: Friday, January 15, 1954
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Biographical Info
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: 73

Trooper Carl Thach was struck and killed by an automobile while writing a citation on Highway 61, near Vicksburg. No charges were filed against the driver who struck him.

He had served with the agency for 3 years and was assigned to Troop C Jackson. He was survived by his wife and three children. His wife later became a dispatcher for the department in Greenwood, Troop D and retired after 30 years of service.

 
Photograph: Trooper Carl M. Thach

Patch image: Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Highway Patrol, Mississippi

Visit Trooper Thach's memorial at www.ODMP.org