WILLARD S BURTON
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Officer Rank: Police Officer
Memorial Panel: 15-E: 23
Department: Elkhart, Indiana, P.D.
End of Watch: October 27, 1888
Cause: SHOT
Age: 36
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Officer Burton was assisting his fellow officers subdue and arrest a suspect when the man produced a pistol and shot Officer Burton in the face, killing him. Officer Burton's assailant was a night watchman with police powers. He was convicted of the crime and later pardoned.
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