Brown County Sheriff's Office, Texas
End of Watch Wednesday, August 19, 1942
Add to My HeroesFrances Howard Becker
Deputy Sheriff Howard Becker succumbed to gunshot wounds from an accidental discharge of a firearm.
Deputy Sheriff Becker, another deputy, and a Santa Fe Railroad Special Agent were returning to Brownwood from Austin, where they had taken a patient to a state hospital. A .44 caliber revolver accidentally discharged while the officers were getting in their car in Llano. Deputy Becker was wounded and taken to the hospital in Brownwood, where he died at 3:10 a.m. the next day from a gunshot wound through the abdomen penetrating the intestines.
He was survived by his wife, a stepdaughter, and a sister.
Becker was buried in the Becker Family Cemetery in Kaufman, Texas.
Bio
- Age 34
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire (Inadvertent)
- Incident Date Tuesday, August 18, 1942
Most Recent Reflection
View all 10 ReflectionsDeputy Sheriff Becker,
On today, the 80th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Brown County. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.
R.I.P.
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