Trooper Charles P. Corbin

On September 15, 1943, Trooper Charles P. Corbin was on patrol on U.S. Highway 71 when a transport truck and trailer traveling on the wrong side of the roadway struck his patrol car. Trooper Corbin met the truck on a bridge as the truck struck the bridge and jackknifed into the path of the patrol car. Trooper Corbin was killed instantly. The driver of the truck was held and charged with manslaughter, but the charge was dismissed.

Trooper Charles P. Corbin, 27, was the fourth officer to be killed in the line of duty.

Note: His son, G. Paul Corbin, became a member of the Patrol in 1966, and retired as a captain in 1994.