Trooper First Class Joseph C. Walter
New Jersey State Police
New Jersey
End of Watch: Sunday, September 7, 1952
Cause: Automobile accident

Biographical Info
Age: 40
Tour of Duty: 14 years, 1 month
Badge Number: 685

Trooper Walter succumbed to injuries sustained in an accident one month earlier while on patrol in Hardyston Township. The department Jeep he was driving left the roadway and went down an embankment.

Trooper Walter had served with the agency for 14 years. He was survived by his wife and three daughters.