Park Ranger Kenneth Meenan, United States Department of the Interior

Park Ranger Kenneth Meenan

United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, U.S. Government

End of Watch Sunday, August 5, 1934

Kenneth Meenan

Park Ranger Kenneth Meenan succumbed to injuries sustained eight days earlier while on motorcycle patrol in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

His motorcycle collided with a vehicle on Trail Ridge Road, north of the Grand Lake entrance to the park. He was transported to St. Luke's Hospital, in Denver, where his foot was amputated. He died after developing septic poisoning.

Ranger Meenan had served with the National Park Service for three years.

Bio

Age 22
Tour 3 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Motorcycle crash
Location Colorado
Incident Date Monday, August 13, 1934

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Ranger Meenan,
On today, the 82nd anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for our Country.

R.I.P.
USBP

Anonymous
United States Border Patrol

August 5, 2016