Trooper Frederick Christian Kielhorn
Oregon State Police
Oregon

End of Watch: Saturday, September 9, 1961
Cause: Aircraft accident

Biographical Info
Age: 36
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: Not available

Trooper Kielhorn was killed in an airplane accident while extraditing a prisoner from Lompac, California, to Yamhill County, Oregon. As the attempted to land it struck trees and crashed. The other passengers onboard were injured or unhurt. Trooper Kielhorn had been with the agency for ten years and was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

 
Photograph: Trooper Frederick Christian Kielhorn

Patch image: Oregon State Police, Oregon

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