Troop K - March 19, 1938

On March 19, 1938, Trooper William T. Graydon, 22, died as a result of a motor vehicle accident.
Trooper Graydon was en-route to the Troop K Headquarters when his Troop car went onto the curb along the Bronx River Parkway. The car left the roadway and struck a tree head-on, killing Trooper Graydon instantly.
Trooper Graydon joined the Division on July 1, 1936 at SP Hawthorne, and served there until the time of his death.