Lieutenant Walter Croasdale

New York State Police

Date of Death: August 22, 1927

Lieutenant Walter Croasdale, 33, died in the line of duty after his car collided with an unlit road roller parked in the center of the Tully–Lafayette Highway on August 11, 1927. He suffered a broken thigh and knee in the accident and died on August 22, 1927, from an undiagnosed internal injury. Lieutenant Croasdale enlisted on July 2, 1917, at Manlius, only weeks after the founding of the New York State Police. He first served in Troop A at Batavia and was promoted to Sergeant on September 1, 1917. In 1921, he was promoted to Lieutenant, serving in Troops B and K, and was a member of the renowned Troop D Rough Riders.