Roll of Honor
Raymond L. Corbitt
Incident
Location: Alabama Incident Date: Friday, March 24, 1922 Weapon: Gun; Unknown type Offender: Executed in 1922
Lieutenant Corbitt succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained two days earlier, when he caught two suspects burglarizing freight train No. 212 in the railroad's yards in Troy, Alabama.
One of the suspects was apprehended the following morning, convicted of his murder, and hung on June 23, 1922. The second suspect was arrested by railroad detectives in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 5, 1924. He was returned to Troy to face trial for Lieutenant Corbitt's murder.
Lieutenant Corbitt was survived by his wife and two young daughters.
Survivors
Lieutenant Corbitt was survived by his wife and two young daughters.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Corbitt served with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Jacksonville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Corbitt.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Raymond L. Corbitt 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 97,772 officers honored here.
In FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 53.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Police Department, 6 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 85.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Raymond L. Corbitt's cause is highlighted.
How Raymond L. Corbitt Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond L. Corbitt is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Raymond L. Corbitt was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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