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Immigration Inspector Marion Jabez Jones | United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service, U.S. Government
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service, U.S. Government

Immigration Inspector

Marion Jabez Jones

United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service, U.S. Government

End of Watch: Friday, November 1, 1946

Biographical Info

Age: 34
Tour of Duty: 6 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: October 29, 1946
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Immigration Inspector Marion Jones succumbed to injuries sustained four days earlier when he was struck by a vehicle on the International Bridge (modern-day Gateway to the Americas International Bridge) in Laredo, Texas.

He was taken to Mercy Hospital, where he died from his injuries at 5:19 am, on Friday, November 1st, 1946.

Inspector Jones was U.S. Navy Reserve veteran of WWII and joined the Immigration Service in 1940. He was survived by his expectant wife. He was buried in the Hillcrest Cemetery in Temple, Bell County, Texas.