Line of duty
Police
New memorial near Delaware River honors N.J. state trooper killed in line of duty in 1945
Gregory Gaertner of Hackettstown, whose great-uncle was New Jersey State Police Sgt. Cornelius A. O’Donnell, speaks on behalf of the O’Donnell family, thanking those responsible for erecting a memorial to the slain officer.
Photo courtesy of Warren County
The trooper was gunned down by a prisoner who seized his revolver while trying to escape from an escort across a railroad bridge.
