Trooper Ralph Broullire
Michigan State Police
Michigan

End of Watch: Tuesday, March 16, 1943
Cause: Drowned

Biographical Info
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Trooper Ralph Broullire drowned while attempting to rescue two boys in Saginaw Bay.

After Trooper Broullire and two other rescuers made it to the boys, high winds and rough water capsized their boat, killing all five people. Trooper Broullire's body was not recovered until one month later when the weather began to calm.

 
Photograph: Trooper Ralph Broullire

Patch image: Michigan State Police, Michigan

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