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Pape's condition worsened after midnight; doctors found that his collapsed veins prevented sufficient blood transfusion. Doctors never had an opportunity to attempt a second transfusion. Trooper Pape died at 2:40 p.m. and was buried in [[LINWOOD CEMETERY]]. His badge, No. 40, was retired from service. | Pape's condition worsened after midnight; doctors found that his collapsed veins prevented sufficient blood transfusion. Doctors never had an opportunity to attempt a second transfusion. Trooper Pape died at 2:40 p.m. and was buried in [[LINWOOD CEMETERY]]. His badge, No. 40, was retired from service. | ||
Pape's death was carried on the front page of the [[TELEGRAPH HERALD]] His murder has been credited with the patrol's practice of "cross-drawing guns." Patrol officers wear their guns opposite their strong arm. The theory of the practice is that an officer can then grab an individual with his/her strong arm and still be able to draw the weapon. | Pape's death was carried on the front page of the [[TELEGRAPH HERALD]] His murder has been credited with the patrol's practice of "cross-drawing guns." Patrol officers wear their guns opposite their strong arm. The theory of the practice is that an officer can then grab an individual with his/her strong arm and still be able to draw the weapon.[[Image:npape.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]] | ||
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PAPE, Oran H. "Nanny." (Dubuque, IA---Davenport, IA, Apr. 29, 1936). Trooper, Iowa Highway Safety Patrol. Pape has been the only trooper with the Iowa Highway Patrol murdered in the line of duty.
Pape was a local hero. While a lifeguard at the EAGLE POINT beach, he was credited with saving the lives of over one hundred swimmers. As a student at DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, he lettered in basketball, football, and track before enrolling in the UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE.
Pape later transferred to the University of Iowa and twice saved the Hawkeyes from homecoming losses to the Minnesota Gophers. In 1928 he ran sixty-seven yards for a touchdown that allowed Iowa to win 7-6. The following year in the final two minutes of the game, Pape scored another touchdown against Minnesota that resulted in an Iowa win with the score of 9-7. Ruled ineligible for playing semi-pro football, Pape went on to play professionally in Boston, Massachusetts; Cincinnati, Ohio; Green Bay, Wisconsin; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Providence, Rhode Island. He was appointed to the Patrol on August 1, 1935.
On April 28, 1936, Pape was patrolling Highway 61 near Muscatine when he noticed a Chevrolet sedan that had been reported stolen from Bloomfield. As he approached the car, the driver, Roscoe Barton, drew a gun and ordered Pape into the car and started to drive away. Seeing an opportunity to overpower the thief, Pape struggled with the man. During the fight the thief was shot in the head and died later at Mercy Hospital in Davenport. Pape was driven to the same hospital for the removal of a .45 caliber bullet that had entered his abdomen.
Pape's condition worsened after midnight; doctors found that his collapsed veins prevented sufficient blood transfusion. Doctors never had an opportunity to attempt a second transfusion. Trooper Pape died at 2:40 p.m. and was buried in LINWOOD CEMETERY. His badge, No. 40, was retired from service.
Pape's death was carried on the front page of the TELEGRAPH HERALD His murder has been credited with the patrol's practice of "cross-drawing guns." Patrol officers wear their guns opposite their strong arm. The theory of the practice is that an officer can then grab an individual with his/her strong arm and still be able to draw the weapon.
