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Delbert Hubbard
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U.S. Game Warden

Delbert Hubbard

United States Department of the Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service - Division of Refuge Law Enforcement — Falls Church, VA
Accident
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End of Watch January 11, 1938
Age 33
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male
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Incident

U.S. Game Warden Delbert Hubbard succumbed to an accidental shot wound sustained as the result of an accidental discharge while responding to reports of poaching on the Mississippi River south of Dorena, Missouri.

He and his partner had received reports that three people were shooting ducks in the area. Game Warden Hubbard had arrested a man and boy for poaching and was leading them back to his car. He was climbing up the river bank through brush when his revolver, which he was carrying in a shoulder holster, discharged. The round struck him in the leg causing a serious injury. He was transported to the Poplar Bluff Hospital where he died from the wound on January 11th, 1938.

Game Warden Hubbard had served with the United States Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Biological Survey - Division of Game Management for three years. The agency later became the United States Department of the Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service - Division of Refuge Law Enforcement.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, parents, three brothers, and two sisters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
U.S. Game Warden Hubbard gave the United States Department of the Interior 3 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, U.S. Game Warden Hubbard.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of the Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service - Division of Refuge Law Enforcement
Type Federal Agency
Location Falls Church, City of Falls Church, VA
Platform Identity usdifwsdrlecons.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 11, 1938
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Delbert is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% 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 1938, 89 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 15th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Delbert was 33. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Delbert had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

United States Department of the Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service - Division of Refuge Law Enforcement has 10 officers remembered here, Delbert among them.

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Where

U.S. Game Warden Delbert Hubbard

United States Department of the Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service - Division of Refuge Law Enforcement · End of Watch January 11, 1938

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