Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Wiggley Graham died of exposure while traveling from Miles City to Jordan to serve civil papers for an upcoming trial.
He left Miles City on horseback on January 6th, 1907, but never arrived at his destination. His body was discovered in a coulee at Sixteen Springs, Rosebud County, on or about April 22nd, 1907. All of his belongings and the subpoenas were located in his pockets. It is believed that he froze to death during a storm that entered the area shortly after he left Miles City.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Graham served with the Custer County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Miles City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Graham.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff George "Wiggley" Graham 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 MT, 34 of 142 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.9% of this state's fallen. That is 7.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Custer County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George "Wiggley" Graham's cause is highlighted.
How George "Wiggley" Graham Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George "Wiggley" Graham is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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