Deputy Sheriff Ralph Leo Burdick, Benson County Sheriff's Department, North Dakota

Deputy Sheriff Ralph Leo Burdick

Benson County Sheriff's Department, North Dakota

End of Watch Friday, September 10, 1954

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Ralph Leo Burdick

Deputy Sheriff Ralph Burdick succumbed to injuries sustained one week earlier when he was pinned between two vehicles while on duty at a Labor Day rodeo event in Fort Totten.

Deputy Sheriff Burdick was survived by his wife, 2 sons, two daughters, one granddaughter, and two brothers.

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Age 55
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Incident Details

Cause Struck by vehicle
Incident Date Saturday, September 4, 1954

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