Deputy Sheriff Howard R. Scheffler
Riverside County Sheriff's Department
California
End of Watch: Wednesday, February 29, 1956
Cause: Automobile accident

Biographical Info
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available

Deputy Scheffler was killed in an automobile accident while returning to Indio Station from an official trip to Riverside. During the trip his vehicle veered off of the divided highway and flipped over.

Deputy Scheffler had been with the agency for one year and was survived by his wife and twin daughters.