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Captain Walter W. Smith | Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol, Mississippi
Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol, Mississippi

Captain

Walter W. Smith

Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol, Mississippi

End of Watch: Thursday, September 22, 1955

Biographical Info

Age: 46
Tour of Duty: 17 years
Badge Number: 9

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: September 22, 1955
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Captain Walter Smith was killed in an automobile accident near Water Valley at 9:30 pm.

He had been employed with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety for 17 years, and is survived by his wife, two daughters, and two sons.