Melvin C. Hamilton

Melvin C. Hamilton

Type of Officer: UndersheriffJurisdiction: Labette CountyCounty: LabetteDeath Date: 10/15/1930Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotWhile transporting two prisoners who had been convicted of robbing the Edna bank, from Oswego to the state penitentiary,...
Melvin C. Hamilton

Albert J. DuFriend

Type of Officer: Chief of PoliceJurisdiction: NewtonCounty: HarveyDeath Date: 11/22/1928Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: Internal HemorrhageChief DuFriend and Officer Paul Dutton were responding to a store robbery. While en route, DuFriend suffered a...
Joseph G. Marshall

Joseph G. Marshall

Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: WichitaCounty: SedgwickDeath Date: 8/9/1927Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotOfficer Marshall was in the sidecar of a motorcycle being driven by Officer Frank Busy when they recognized an automobile that...
Samuel C. Pratt

Samuel C. Pratt

Type of Officer: SheriffJurisdiction: Thomas CountyCounty: ThomasDeath Date: 8/24/1925Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotTwo robbers on a two-state crime spree had killed a police officer in North Platte, Nebraska and were headed for the Kansas...
Melvin C. Hamilton

Rudy Markl

Type of Officer: Police DetectiveJurisdiction: Kansas CityCounty: WyandotteDeath Date: 12/25/1924Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotWhile investigating a robbery on December 20, 1924, Detective Markl and his partner observed the suspects’ vehicle...