Trooper George August Forster
Indiana State Police
Indiana

End of Watch: Saturday, May 17, 1941
Cause: Automobile accident

Biographical Info
Age: 25
Tour of Duty: 2 years, 8 months
Badge Number: 220

Trooper George Forster was killed in an automobile accident when a truck pulling a horse trailer struck his patrol car on State Road 3 near Paris Crossing in Jennings County.

Trooper Forster had served with the Indiana State Police for over 2½ years and was assigned to the Seymour post. He was survived by his wife. In 2007, the George A. Forster Memorial Bridge over Big Graham Creek near the intersection of State Road 3 and State Road 250 in Jennings County was dedicated in his honor.

 
Photograph: Trooper George August Forster

Patch image: Indiana State Police, Indiana

Visit Trooper Forster's memorial at www.ODMP.org