WILLIAM ALBERT DRURY
Update officers information and/or submit photo of officer
If you aren't logged into the website, you will be taken to a login page and then to the Update Officer Information form.
Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 59-E: 28
Department: Jeffersonville, Indiana, P.D.
End of Watch: June 20, 1945
Cause: SHOT
Age: 60
Years of Service: 4
Description: On April 14, 1945, Patrolman Drury was shot with his own gun as he transported a naval deserter to the federal penitentiary. The prisoner gained control of Officer Drury’s service weapon and shot him in the neck at point-blank range. Officer Drury was transported to the hospital where he remained until his death two months later on June 20, 1945.
View on Memorial
Share bio via email
Download Memorial map
Search for another officer
Update officers information and/or submit photo of officer
If you aren't logged into the website, you will be taken to a login page and then to the Update Officer Information form.
Update officers information and/or submit photo of officer
If you aren't logged into the website, you will be taken to a login page and then to the Update Officer Information form.
