Sergeant Walter J. Burgess
Rhode Island State Police
Rhode Island
End of Watch: Saturday, November 14, 1959
Cause: Automobile accident

Biographical Info
Age: 25
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: 96

Sergeant Burgess was killed in an automobile accident on Cumberland Hill Road in Woonsocket while transporting an ill citizen to a hospital. His patrol car struck an oncoming car head-on during a period of dense fog.

Sergeant Burgess was posthumously promoted to the rank of Sergeant. He had served with the agency for just over 2 years.