Special Agent Milford James Merrifield, Texas and Pacific Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

Special Agent Milford James Merrifield

Texas and Pacific Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

End of Watch Wednesday, October 11, 1922

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Milford James Merrifield

Special Agent Milford Merrifield drowned in the Mississippi River near Gretna, Louisiana, when the boat he was in sprung a leak and sank.

He was patrolling railroad property on both sides of the river and requested two other Texas and Pacific employees take him across the river in a skiff. The skiff developed a leak several hundred feet from shore and sank. The other two employees were able to swim to safety, but Special Agent Merrifield was caught in the current and pulled downstream. His body was recovered several days later.

Special Agent Merrifield was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI. He was survived by his wife, father, and two sisters.

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Age 22
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Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Drowned
Location Louisiana

marine patrol

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Agent Merrifield,
On today, the 100th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just as a Law Enforcement Officer but also when you served with the U.S. Army during World War I.

R.I.P.
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October 11, 2022