THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE  Trooper Wayne C. Ebert Pennsylvania State Police Troop "C" 1927-1978

Biographical Info
Age: 50
Years of Service: 27 years 10 months

Incident Details
Cause of Death:  Struck by a pickup truck
Date of Incident: June 7, 1978


Wayne C. Ebert was born October 26, 1927, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

He served in the US Navy from July 20, 1945, to July 17, 1946. Trooper Ebert enlisted in the Pennsylvania State Police from Lancaster on August 16, 1950, and was assigned to Troop C, Reading. He was 22 years old and 6'¼" tall.

On Wednesday, June 7, 1978, Trooper Ebert was assigned to direct traffic at the Reading Air Show. While standing on a concrete medial barrier along Route 183 at the intersection with Road-to-Nowhere, Berks County, a pickup truck struck a school bus and then veered toward the center of the roadway where it struck Trooper Ebert. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the Reading Hospital.

Trooper Ebert was buried with full military honors at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Lancaster Township. He was survived by his wife, Mrs. Gloria Ann Ebert, of Shillington.

Trooper Ebert, 50, had completed 27 years and 10 months as a Pennsylvania State Trooper.