HONORING OUR HEROES
Fallen Officers
Fallen Heroes
Patrolman Hogan was 36 years old and had 15 years of service at the Milwaukee Police Department. He left behind a wife and three children: a son, age 8, and two daughters, ages 11 and 13.
Officer Rivers was 26 years old and had joined the Milwaukee Police Department as a police aide in 1957. He became a police officer in 1961. He had two children, a son, 5, and a daughter, 4. His wife was about six months pregnant at the time of his death.
Patrolman Kraemer was 31 years old and had been with the Milwaukee Police Department for almost three years. He was survived by his wife Diane and four children: Cary Lynn, 9; Robert Jr., 7; Duane, 4, and Timothy, 2.
Sergeant Nencki was 38 years old and had served with the Milwaukee Police Department for 11 years following his service in the Army. He was promoted to Sergeant on November 7, 1953. Sergeant Nencki was married and had a step-daughter.
Officer White was 38 years old and had been with the Milwaukee Police Department for ten years. He left behind four daughters and his expectant wife.
Bates suffered a head injury, leg and jaw fractures, and severe cuts. He died three days later, on August 23, 1948. Officer Bates was 42 years old and married.
Officer Adam was 26 years old and was appointed to the Milwaukee Police Department only two months earlier, on January 2, 1948. Before joining MPD, he worked as a machine operator and served three years in the Navy until June 1945. He was married and had a 2-year-old son.
Werner joined the police force on June 1, 1942, and became a motorcycle officer two months later. In addition to his wife, he was survived by a 14-day-old son, two daughters ages 5 and 9, his parents, three brothers, and five sisters.
Detective Lecher was 36 years old and had been a member of the Milwaukee Police Department since May 23, 1933. He became a detective in April 1941. He was married and had four children: Joseph Jr., 12; Beverly, 9; Frederick, 7; and Louis, who was born 10 days before the shooting.
Lieutenant Grosskopf served with the Milwaukee Police Department for over 26 years. His wife and child survived him.