Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol, Mississippi
End of Watch Sunday, April 22, 1951
Add to My HeroesHerbert E. Nixon
Trooper Nixon was killed in an automobile accident in the line of duty around 5 p.m. on Sunday as he and his partner were en route to a fatal car accident.
Trooper Nixon served with the agency for five years and was survived by his wife and child.
Bio
- Age 31
- Tour 5 years
- Badge 86
Incident Details
- Cause Automobile crash
Most Recent Reflection
View all 9 ReflectionsTrooper Nixon your sacrifice will never be forgotten! Thank you for your dedicated service to The Great State of Mississippi and the citizens you were sworn to protect! Continue to rest in peace my fellow "RedLeg"!
"Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends." John 15:13
"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of GOD." Matthew 5:9
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