Roll of Honor
Ben Franklin Dixon
Incident
Deputy Marshal Ben Dixon was shot and killed as he and a county sheriff attempted to arrest an AWOL soldier.
The soldier and his brother opened fired as the two lawmen approached the man's home. The brothers were sentenced to life in prison but escaped and were never recaptured.
Deputy Marshal Dixon is buried in Harmony Baptist Cemetery, Fannin County, Georgia.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and child.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Dixon served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy U.S. Marshal Dixon.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy U.S. Marshal Ben Franklin Dixon is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 53.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, 251 of 313 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ben Franklin Dixon's cause is highlighted.
How Ben Franklin Dixon Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ben Franklin Dixon is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
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