Lieutenant Kenneth W. Stevens
Connecticut State Police
Connecticut

End of Watch: Tuesday, June 6, 1944
Cause: Heart attack

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Lieutenant Stevens suffered a fatal heart attack following a boating accident in the Connecticut River. He and other officers were assisting the United States Navy with port security when his patrol boat struck a pylon for an old pier. Lieutenant Stevens and the four other occupants of the boat were all thrown into the water. As the men swam towards the shore Lieutenant Stevens suffered a heart attack. His body was pulled from the water a short time later.

 
Photograph: Lieutenant Kenneth W. Stevens

Patch image: Connecticut State Police, Connecticut

Visit Lieutenant Stevens's memorial at www.ODMP.org