LEWIS ALLISON HIGHSMITH
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Officer Rank: Customs Inspector
Memorial Panel: 11-E: 28
Department: U.S. Customs Service
End of Watch: January 7, 1937
Cause: AUTO
Age: 48
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Customs Inspector Highsmith and ATF Special Agent William Butler (Panel 38-E: 4) were en route from Wilmington to Raleigh, North Carolina to attend an official business conference when the steering mechanism of the department vehicle failed. The vehicle crashed into an abutment and both officers were killed on impact.
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