WILLIAM ELLIS
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Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 18-W: 29
Department: Mingo County, West Virginia, S.O.
End of Watch: August 21, 1918
Cause: SHOT
Age: Unk
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Deputy Sheriffs Ellis and George Dillon were shot and killed as they attempted to arrest several military deserters. The suspect, who turned himself in 18 months later, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.
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