Officer Miles Henry Phillips
DeKalb County Police Department
Georgia

End of Watch: Friday, August 12, 1927
Cause: Automobile accident

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Officer Miles Phillips and Officer Lewell Henderson were patrolling for bootleggers in a touring car. The touring car crashed and both were killed. It is unknown exactly what happened, but it is believed that bootleggers set a roadblock trap for Officers Henderson and Phillips.

Officer Phillips was survived by his wife and four children.

 
Photograph: Officer Miles Henry Phillips

Patch image: DeKalb County Police Department, Georgia

Visit Officer Phillips's memorial at www.ODMP.org