Trooper Raymond Elliott
1920 - 1947

26 years old
Tour of Duty: one Years
Died on June 1, 1947

Cause of Death: Automobile Accident

Date of Incident: Sunday, June 1, 1947

Weapon Used : none

Suspect Info: Oliva Blanchette

Trooper Elliot joined the New Hampshire State Police on July 15, 1946 after serving in the United States Navy during World War II. Trooper Elliot lived in Groveton, New Hampshire.

On June 1, 1947, Trooper Elliot’s cruiser was sideswiped by another vehicle, driven by an eighteen year old Oliva Blanchette of Berlin, on Route 16 between Berlin and Gorham. Trooper Elliot’s cruiser was forced off the road and struck a utility pole. The police car was in a vertical postion against the remnants of the utility pole when police arrived.  Power lines which enmeshed the car made it impossible to immediately remove Trooper Elliot from the vehicle.  Dr. Leandre Beaudoin Coos County Medical Referee said death was probably instantaneous. 

At the time of his death, Trooper Elliot was twenty-six years old and had been with the State Police for eleven months. Trooper Elliot, unmarried, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arlo Elliot of Groveton, NH and was survived by his son Wayne. Trooper Elliot was born on November 8, 1920 in Sheffield VT.