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Undersheriff Ed O'Donnell | Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office, Montana
Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office, Montana

Undersheriff

Ed O'Donnell

Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office, Montana

End of Watch: Thursday, June 26, 1941

Biographical Info

Age: 46
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: June 26, 1941
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Undersheriff Ed O'Donnell was killed in an airplane crash while participating in a search for several suspects in Powder River County.

The 65-horsepower Piper Cub crashed near Biddle while assisting a posse on the ground searching for two suspects who had run into the hills after fleeing from a roadblock.

The civilian pilot was also killed in the crash.

Undersheriff O'Donnell had served with the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office for eight years. He was survived by his wife, son, three sisters, and seven brothers.