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Sergeant Newton Tressel Sites | West Virginia State Police, West Virginia
West Virginia State Police, West Virginia

Sergeant

Newton Tressel Sites

West Virginia State Police, West Virginia

End of Watch: Wednesday, September 2, 1942

Biographical Info

Age: 55
Tour of Duty: 17 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: August 31, 1942
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Sergeant Newton Sites succumbed to injuries in an airplane crash while on aerial patrol two days earlier near Parkersburg, Wood County.

Sergeant Sites was a United States Army veteran and served with the West Virginia State Police for seventeen years. He was survived by his mother, brother, and four sisters.