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Geraldine Crampton, Widow Of Deputy Frank Crampton, Receives Honors On Behalf Of Her Deceased Husband, March 1970

Geraldine Crampton, Widow Of Deputy Frank Crampton, Receives Honors On Behalf Of Her Deceased Husband, March 1970 image
Year:
1970
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 9, 1970
Caption:
Mrs. Geraldine Crampton, widow of Sheriffs' Deputy Frank J. Crampton, receives from Sheriff's Detective Lt. Charles J. Anderson, center, and City Police Detective Jan Suomala, right, a Medal of Valor certificate from the National Police Officers Association. Undersheriff Harold Owings Jr. is in the background. The certificate and medal which Lt. Anderson holds is in memory of Deputy Crampton, slain by an escaping convict last Jan. 15. Crampton's name will be placed on a plaque at the National Police Officers Association headquarters in Venice, Fla. Lt. Anderson is Michigan president of the organization and Detective Suomala is regional vice president over three midwestern states.

Ann Arbor Police Officer Jan P. Suomala, July 1965 Photographer: Doug Fulton

Ann Arbor Police Officer Jan P. Suomala, July 1965 image
Year:
1965
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, July 8, 1965
Caption:
Heads Group -- Ann Arbor Patrolman Jan P. Suomala, a traffic motorcycle officer, has been elected Michigan president of the National Police Officers Association of America. The group has 182, 000 members and has made several awards in recent years to local policemen for outstanding action while on duty. The group also recently presented an award of merit for public service to the Ann Arbor News.