"Gone But Not Forgotten....You Will Be Remembered" |
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Shelby County
April 11, 1930 |
| Trooper Charles Hash was the first Tennessee Highway Patrol member to lose his life in the line of duty. Trooper Hash was injured while operating a motorcycle. He was thrown from his motorcycle after being struck by a car. He passed away 8 days later at a Memphis hospital at the age of 32. |
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Davidson County
July 31, 1933 |
Trooper Walter Jones lost his life while operating a motorcycle in Nashville. |
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Smith County
February 3, 1934 |
Trooper Lee Lovelace lost his life after a motorcycle accident. |
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Obion County
May 2, 1934 |
Trooper Clovis Cole lost his life while operating a motorcycle in Union City. |
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Cumberland County
August 22, 1934 |
Trooper Ed Kennedy lost his life in an automobile accident while traveling on Highway 70 in Crab Orchard. |
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Coffee County
December 17, 1934 |
| Trooper Lindsey Smith was shot while responding to a domestic dispute in Tullahoma. The suspect shot another responding officer from the Tullahoma Police department before fleeing to a church. A second Tullahoma officer was also shot while searching the church for the suspect, and Trooper Smith was shot twice as the suspect came around the corner of the church. All three officers lost their lives as a result of the gunshot wounds they received. |
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Knox County
June 1936 |
Trooper Earl Hicks lost his life while operating a motorcycle in Knox County. |
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Davidson County
August 8, 1936 |
Trooper Paul Summers lost his life while operating a motorcycle in Nashville. |
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McMinn County
September 15, 1937 |
Trooper Carl Hickman lost his life while operating a motorcycle in Athens. |
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Sevier County
October 18, 1938 |
Trooper Lewis R. Boone lost his life while operating a motorcycle in Pigeon Forge. |
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Dyer County
November 12, 1938 |
Trooper Charles Gearhiser lost his life while operating a motorcycle in Dyer County. |
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