John Frank Green
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First Sergeant

John Frank Green

Texas Rangers — Austin, TX
Felonious
End of Watch July 9, 1873
Age 33
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

First Sergeant John Green was shot and killed near Helotes, Bexar County, by a member of his ranger company whom he had reprimanded.

Sergeant Green had placed the man on watch duty overnight as the company camped while on a patrol. The private had failed to request relief during the night and it is believed that Sergeant Green reprimanded him as a result. As Sergeant Green saddled his horse in the morning the man shot him with a Winchester rifle before fleeing into the brush.

It is not known if the subject was ever caught.

Sergeant Green had served with the Texas Rangers for 11 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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153 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
First Sergeant Green gave the Texas Rangers 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Austin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Texas Rangers
Type Other
Location Austin, Travis County, TX
Platform Identity tr.travis.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 9, 1873
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Rifle; Winchester

The Sacrifice · Felonious

John is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1873, 28 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 157th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

John was 33. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. John had served 11 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 12.9%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was rifle; winchester, in 0.4% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

Texas Rangers has at least 120 officers remembered here, John among them.

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Where

First Sergeant John Frank Green

Texas Rangers · End of Watch July 9, 1873

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