Bonneville County Sheriff's Office, Idaho
End of Watch: Thursday, June 16, 1938
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 1 year, 6 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Drowned
Date of Incident: June 16, 1938
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Harry Merrill drowned when his boat capsized on the Snake River near the Swan Valley Bridge.
He was searching for a drowning victim at the time of the accident.
Deputy Merrill was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Bonneville County Sheriff's Office for 18 months. He was survived by his wife and one child.