Private William J. Grissam
United States Department of the Interior - United States Park Police
U.S. Government
End of Watch: Sunday, March 20, 1932

Biographical Info
Age: 54
Tour of Duty: 16 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Bicycle accident
Date of Incident: Sunday, March 20, 1932
Incident Location: District of Columbia
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Private Grissam was killed while on patrol after his bicycle struck a parked car on John Marshall Place, near Pennsylvania Avenue. A taxi driver found Private Grissam laying unconscious in the roadway and took him to the Emergency Hospital shortly after 0500 hours. He died at the hospital approximately one hour later.

Private Grissam had been with the United States Park Police for 16 years and was survived by his wife and two daughters.