Officer Joseph B. Mathews
California Highway Patrol
California
End of Watch: Thursday, August 10, 1939
Cause: Duty related illness

Biographical Info
Age: 32
Tour of Duty: 9 years
Badge Number: Not available

Officer Mathews suffered a fatal cerebral hemorrhage shortly after arresting two men for fighting at a resort in Napa County.

He had served with the agency for 9 years.