Captain Nathan Norman Bear
United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs
U.S. Government

End of Watch: Thursday, July 14, 1960
Cause: Gunfire (Accidental)

Biographical Info
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 9 years
Badge Number: Not available

Captain Bear was accidentally shot and killed by another officer while investigating a kidnapping. The other officer mistook Captain Bear for a suspect in North Dakota.

Captain Bear had served with the agency for 9 years. He was survived by his wife and five children.

 
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Patch image: United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Government

Visit Captain Bear's memorial at www.ODMP.org