Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police
End of Watch: Sunday, July 28, 1929
Age: 37
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Date of Incident: July 28, 1929
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Special Agent Ben Mayfield was struck and killed by a switch engine in the railroad's freight yards near Twelfth Street and Mulberry Street in Kansas City, Missouri.
His body was located by a Kansas City Southern train crew. It was believed that he didn't see the approaching the switch engine while patrolling the railroad yard and was inadvertently struck.
Special Agent Mayfield had served with the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Police Department for three years. He was survived by his mother and nine siblings.