Sergeant Augustus C. Becker, Des Moines Police Department, Iowa

Sergeant Augustus C. Becker

Des Moines Police Department, Iowa

End of Watch Friday, February 19, 1904

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Augustus C. Becker

Sergeant Augustus Becker suffered a fatal stroke while transporting an injured man to Mercy Hospital.

He had assigned as the wagon man for the night and was also responsible for driving the city ambulance. He had responded to the Chicago Great Western Railroad's roundhouse, in the area of Thomas Beck Road, and placed the injured man into the ambulance. Moments later he collapsed in the ambulance's seat. He was taken to Mercy Hospital where he died several hours later.

Sergeant Becker was a Union Army veteran of the Civil War. He was survived by his wife and several grown children.

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Age 60
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Cause Duty related illness

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Sgt. Becker,
On today, the 120th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just for your Community but for our Country as well when you served with the Union Army during the Civil War.

BPA Mike Casey
United States Border Patrol(Retired)

February 19, 2024