| Police Officer Wendell I. Troyer
Oakland Police Department
California
End of Watch: Tuesday, October 2, 1973 Biographical Info
Age: 47
Tour of Duty: 22 years
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: Tuesday, October 2, 1973
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available Officer Troyer and Officer David Guider were killed when their department helicopter experienced mechanical failure and crashed. Both officers were trapped in the flaming wreckage and were unable to escape. Officer Troyer had been with the agency for 22 years and was survived by his wife and two children. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
