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West Virginia Department of Prohibition, WV

West Virginia Department of Prohibition


West Virginia Department of Prohibition, West Virginia

Prohibition Officer Edward Hensley
West Virginia Department of Prohibition
EOW: Tuesday, August 16, 1927
Cause: Gunfire

West Virginia Department of Prohibition, West Virginia

Prohibition Officer Everett Adams
West Virginia Department of Prohibition
EOW: Wednesday, July 27, 1927
Cause: Gunfire

West Virginia Department of Prohibition, West Virginia

Prohibition Officer Gus Simmons
West Virginia Department of Prohibition
EOW: Monday, July 11, 1927
Cause: Gunfire

West Virginia Department of Prohibition, West Virginia

Prohibition Officer David "George" Ball
West Virginia Department of Prohibition
EOW: Saturday, June 20, 1925
Cause: Gunfire (Accidental)

West Virginia Department of Prohibition, West Virginia

Prohibition Officer Walter E. Blake
West Virginia Department of Prohibition
EOW: Sunday, October 28, 1923
Cause: Gunfire

West Virginia Department of Prohibition, West Virginia

Prohibition Officer Mose Elswick
West Virginia Department of Prohibition
EOW: Sunday, September 23, 1923
Cause: Gunfire

West Virginia Department of Prohibition, West Virginia

Deputy Commissioner Thomas E. Rutheford
West Virginia Department of Prohibition
EOW: Sunday, February 25, 1923
Cause: Gunfire

West Virginia Department of Prohibition, West Virginia

Prohibition Officer Lew Matty
West Virginia Department of Prohibition
EOW: Saturday, July 15, 1922
Cause: Gunfire

West Virginia Department of Prohibition, West Virginia

Prohibition Officer William Meade
West Virginia Department of Prohibition
EOW: Sunday, February 12, 1922
Cause: Gunfire

West Virginia Department of Prohibition, West Virginia

Prohibition Officer Will Farley
West Virginia Department of Prohibition
EOW: Monday, August 11, 1919
Cause: Gunfire

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 10

Gunfire: 9
Gunfire (Accidental): 1

 

By Month

February: 2
June: 1
July: 3
August: 2
September: 1
October: 1

 

By Gender

Male: 10
Female: 0

 

The West Virginia Department of Prohibition has been absorbed by or is a component of:

West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration, West Virginia

West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration

 
 
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