WENDELL I TROYER
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Officer Rank: Police Officer
Memorial Panel: 57-E: 3
Department: Oakland, California, P.D.
End of Watch: October 2, 1973
Cause: AIRC
Age: 47
Years of Service: 22
Description: Aircraft accident Helicopter crash due to transmission failure. Officers Troyer and Guider responded to assist downtown patrol units in a robbery in progress call. The helicopter suddenly lost power and suddenly plummeted to the ground. The helicopter exploded in the north California Foothills, trapping both officers inside. The final investigation revealed that a possible sniper fired fatal gunshots, causing the department helicopter to crash.
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