Fallen Heroes
Motorcycle Patrolman William Kammerling died on January 28, 1922, of his injuries after being involved in a crash on his motorcycle two days earlier. Patrolman Kaemmerling suffered a fractured skull and broken neck when his motorcycle collided with one being driven by a postal messenger.
The accident occurred on Grand Avenue, now known as Wisconsin Avenue, between N. 13th and N. 14th Streets around 11:30. Kammerling was driving west, and the postal messenger was driving east when one of them pulled out to pass a car.
Patrolman Kammerling was thrown to the street and lost consciousness. The other driver was not injured.
Patrolman Kammerling was 27 years old and had been with the Milwaukee Police Department for five years. He died on the three-year anniversary of being on the motorcycle. Patrolman Kaemmerling was married with two children.