Investigator William Milton Pugh

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United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, U.S. Government

Investigator

William Milton Pugh

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, U.S. Government

End of Watch: Friday, November 21, 1941

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 49

Tour: Not available

Badge # Not available

Cause: Gunfire

Location: Tennessee

Incident Date: 11/21/1941

Weapon: Shotgun

Suspect: Executed in 1943

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Investigator William Pugh was shot and killed while raiding a still in Dyersburg, Tennessee.

The shooter was convicted and executed for Investigator Pugh's murder on August 14, 1943.

The man had been previously sentenced to 21 years in prison for the murder of Deputy Sheriff John Wyde Lunsford, of the Lauderdale County, Tennessee, Sheriff's Office, on June 28, 1932. He had been paroled from that sentence on February 16, 1940.

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Your heroism and service is honored today, the 70th anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

If your killer had only served a sentence of more than eight years for killing Deputy Lunsford, he would have not been able to murder you. How unjust!
Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater, PPD, eow 4/24/05
November 21, 2011

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William Milton Pugh

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