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Sergeant Joseph Sanchez | Baton Rouge City Police Department, Louisiana Baton Rouge City Police Department, Louisiana

Sergeant

Joseph Sanchez

Baton Rouge City Police Department, Louisiana

End of Watch: Monday, June 6, 1966

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 47

Tour: Not available

Badge # Not available

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 4/16/1966

Weapon: Gun; Unknown type

Suspect: Not available

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Sergeant Sanchez succumbed to a gunshot sustained two months earlier while arresting a suspect for robbery. The leg wound caused a blood clot to develop, which moved to his heart.

Sergeant Sanchez was a veteran of both WWII and the Korean War and had been a a prisoner in a German POW camp for 20 months. He was survived by his wife and daughter.

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Your life is an inspiration to me. You were a POW in World War 2 and then you served again with the military in Korea. That is incredable. And after all that you experienced in two wars, you continued on with your service as a police officer! May you rest in peace.

Police Lieutenant & USN veteran
March 20, 2007

 

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