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Line of Duty

The Massachusetts State Police Museum and Learning Center preserves the legacy of the 48 officers from the Massachusetts State Police and its former agencies which made up its ranks, who gave their lives in service to the citizens of our Commonwealth.  Their names and honor will live on forever. 

Patrolman John W. Powers

Metropolitan District Commission Police

E.O.W. August 16, 1912

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Inspector James B. DeShazo

Massachusetts District Police

E.O.W. May 17, 1915

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Patrolman Frederick G. Mercer

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. September 20, 1923

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Patrolman George L. Prentiss

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. October 1, 1927

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Patrolman Thomas J. Sullivan

Metropolitan District Commission Police

E.O.W. October 5, 1929

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Patrolman Charles F. McGonagle

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. August 2, 1932

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Patrolman Robert A. Edmonds

Metropolitan District Commission Police

E.O.W. December 23, 1936

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Corporal Albert T. Hayes

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. February 9, 1940

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Patrolman Alfred A. Hewett

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. January 4, 1950

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Patrolman Alje M. Savela

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. August 31, 1951

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Sergeant James H. Marshall

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. October 21, 1960

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Trooper Edward A. Mahoney

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. November 21, 1976

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Trooper Donald E. Shea

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. December 16, 1978

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Trooper George L. Hanna

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. February 26, 1983

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Trooper Joseph F. Moynihan, Jr.

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. June 19, 1990

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Trooper Mark S. Charbonnier

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. September 2, 1994

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Sergeant Paul A. Perry

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. February 22, 1995

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Trooper Drew C. Chandler

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. July 21, 2000

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Trooper Vincent P. Cila

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. July 15, 2005

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Captain Richard J. Cashin

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. January 28, 2009

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Trooper Ellen E. Engelhardt

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. June 1, 2011

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Trooper Thomas L. Clardy

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. March 16, 2016

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Trooper Thomas W. Devlin

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. September 3, 2020

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Trooper Kevin T. Trainor

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. May 6, 2026

Patrolman William Mateer

Metropolitan District Commission Police

E.O.W. January 10, 1909

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Patrolman Robert D. Stewart

Metropolitan District Commission Police

E.O.W. February 8, 1913

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Patrolman Irving B. Harding

Metropolitan District Commission Police

E.O.W. October 11, 1918

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Patrolman Llewellyn A. Lowther

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. September 20, 1924

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Patrolman John E. Higgins

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. April 14, 1928

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Patrolman Charles A. Better

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. September 28, 1930

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Patrolman Earl W. Tobin

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. March 30, 1934

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Patrolman Joseph W. Kelly

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. July 23, 1938

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Patrolman Charles J. Collins

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. May 20, 1942

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Patrolman Daniel Furtado

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. October 8, 1950

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Patrolman Wallace E. Mathews

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. April 23, 1953

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Trooper Robert J. MacDougall

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. August 6, 1971

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Trooper Perley K. Johnson, Jr.

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. February 13, 1978

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Patrolman Paul M. Kennefick

Metropolitan District Commission Police

E.O.W. July 14, 1982

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Patrolman Robert P. Dana

Metropolitan District Commission Police

E.O.W. March 25, 1984

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Trooper Davidson G. Whiting

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. August 18, 1994

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Sergeant James Mattaliano

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. February 22, 1995

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Trooper James B. Malloy

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. January 23, 1997

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Detective Joseph E. McCain

Metropolitan District Commission Police

E.O.W. October 22, 2001

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Trooper Paul F. Barry

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. June 15, 2006

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Sergeant Douglas A. Weddleton

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. June 18, 2010

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Sergeant Harold J. Collins

Metropolitan District Commission Police

E.O.W. May 31, 2012

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Patrolman Harold MacGilvray

Metropolitan District Commission Police

E.O.W. October 11, 2018

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Trooper Tamar Bucci

Massachusetts State Police

E.O.W. March 3, 2022

 

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Massachusetts State Police Museum & Learning Center

1 Memorial Square, PO Box 335, Whitinsville, MA 01588

Tel: (508) 839-0001   Email: info@mspmlc.org

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