WILLIAM C DOWNING
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Officer Rank: Special Officer
Memorial Panel: 21-E: 29
Department: Union Pacific Railroad, P.D.
End of Watch: January 29, 1901
Cause: SHOT
Age: 32
Years of Service: 5
Description: Special Officer Downing was accidentally shot in the chest with his own gun as he attempted to climb into a box car at the Union Pacific rail yard. Officer Downing died at the scene. The Coroner ruled the death as accidental.
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