Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Raulston was killed in a helicopter accident while taking off from the airport in Ozark, Alabama, while en route to Florida to participate in a narcotics training program. He was piloting the department's helicopter when it experienced a mechanical failure and crashed. Deputy Raulston had served with the agency for 5 years. He was a US Army veteran and was a helicopter pilot in Vietnam.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Raulston gave the Dale County Sheriff's Office 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Ozark community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Bobby Earl Raulston served in the Army (1956â1974) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Bobby Earl Raulston is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Dale County Sheriff's Dept., 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bobby Earl Raulston's cause is highlighted.
How Bobby Earl Raulston Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Bobby Earl Raulston is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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