Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Explosion
Incident Date: 10/15/1924
Weapon: Not available
Suspect: Not available
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Sergeant Gibbons and Patrolman John McGlynn died of injuries they received when the engine on their patrol boat exploded. Patrolman McGlynn had just finished refueling the boat and had started the engine when this occurred.
Fire from the explosion caught Sergeant Gibbons' and Patrolman McGlynn's clothing and set them on fire. The force of the explosion also threw both officers into the river. They were rescued from the water by a third patrolman who was also on the boat, but who was only slightly injured in the explosion.
Sergeant Gibbons and Patrolman McGlynn were taken to Bellevue Hospital where they both later died from their injuries.
Sergeant Gibbons was assigned to the Marine Divison.
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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