Patrolman Raymond Albert Chapman

Patrolman Raymond Albert Chapman | Wytheville Police Department, Virginia
Wytheville Police Department, Virginia
Patrolman Raymond Albert Chapman

Wytheville Police Department, Virginia

End of Watch Sunday, August 25, 1963

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Raymond Albert Chapman

Patrolmen Raymond Chapman and Claudius Irvin were killed in an automobile crash at the intersection of U.S. Highway 11 and Monroe Street at 3:00 p.m.

As the two officers were responding to a call, a tractor-trailer jack-knifed due to the rain-slick road, killing them both instantly.

Patrolman Chapman had served with the Wytheville Police Department for three years. He was survived by his wife, daughter, parents, sister, and two brothers.

Bio

  • Age 38
  • Tour Not available
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  • Military Veteran

Incident Details

  • Cause Automobile crash

automobile accident

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