MILFORD JAMES MERRIFIELD

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Officer Rank: Special Agent
Memorial Panel: 43-W: 30
Department: Texas and Pacific Railroad, P.D.
End of Watch: October 11, 1922
Cause: DROW
Age: 23
Years of Service: 2
Description: Special Agent Merrifield drowned as he attempted to cross the Mississippi River to continue his patrol. Agent Merrifield and two other railroad employees boarded a skiff and were halfway across the river when the boat began to leak and sink. Agent Merrifield drowned. The other two men were able to swim to safety.
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