Miller County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas
End of Watch: Thursday, June 1, 1939
Age: 56
Tour of Duty: 6 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: June 1, 1939
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff William Greer was killed in an automobile accident near Lockesburg, Arkansas, while returning from a federal court hearing in Ft. Smith, Arkansas.
The vehicle Deputy Greer and the other officers were riding in struck loose gravel, causing it to overturn. Deputy Greer was killed in the accident and a member of the Texarkana, Arkansas, Police Department was injured.
Deputy Greer had been with the agency for six years and was survived by his wife and five children.