Ashley County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas
End of Watch Wednesday, December 31, 1969
Bunion Aubrey Coursen
Sheriff Courson was killed in an automobile crash while in pursuit of a vehicle. His vehicle left the roadway of Highway 81 four and a half miles north of Hamburg and crashed. Residents in the area reported he was in pursuit of a red vehicle at the time.
Sheriff Courson survived the Bataan Death march and three years in a Japanese Prison Camp.
Bio
- Age 50
- Tour 23 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Vehicle pursuit
- Weapon Not available
- Offender Not available
Most Recent Reflection
View all 6 ReflectionsWhat a terrible thing to survive the Bataan Death March and a prison camp just to be killed in an automobile accident! I hope his family and friends keep him in mind when they think of the word hero.
Katherine Been
Springdale, AR
December 31, 2014
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