Bio & Incident Details
Age: 30
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Location: Oklahoma
Incident Date: 1/20/1921
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Not available
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Officer Frank Cornelius was shot and killed in Oklahoma City by two men who attempted to rob him at gunpoint. He drew his weapon and a shootout ensued in which he was fatally wounded.
He succumbed to his wounds two days later. Two suspects were apprehended and sentenced to prison.
Officer Cornelius had served in World War I and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Croix de Guerre; he served as a policeman in Norman, Oklahoma, and is buried in Wynnewood, Oklahoma. Officer Cornelius was survived by two brothers and one sister.
