MELVIN L GARRISON

Officer Rank: Park Ranger
Memorial Panel: 24-E: 5
Department: Oklahoma Dept. of Wildlife Conservation
End of Watch: December 27, 1971
Cause: DROW
Age: 25
Years of Service: 8
Description: Ranger Garrison went to Lake Eufaula to scout for duck poachers. When he had not returned by early the next morning a search was launched. Ranger Garrison's body was located in the area known as Hoffman Bottoms the afternoon of December 27. An autopsy indicated that Ranger Garrison had died as a result of drowning. Subsequent investigations were unable to sustain allegations of foul play. However, the engraved shotgun he always carried was never located.
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