George Jackson Rodolph

California Department of Fish and Wildlife — Sacramento, CA

Felonious

End of Watch November 29, 1914

Age 23

Tour of Duty 2 mo

The Vigil Panel 29 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 16

Incident

Deputy Game Warden George Rodolph was shot and killed on the Los Banos Gun Club preserve in Gadwall approximately five miles southeast of Los Banos, in Merced County, while attempting investigating two market hunters. He had encountered the two in a buggy and attempted to count the number of ducks they had to determine if they had shot more than the legal limit. One of the men objected to the count and a shootout ensued in which Game Warden Rodolph and the man were both shot. The two subjects left Game Warden Rodolph's body in the road and continued into Los Banos. The subject whos hot Game Warden Rodolph was acquitted. Deputy Game Warden Rodolph had served with the agency for only two months.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Game Warden Rodolph served with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Game Warden Rodolph.

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

Agency

Department California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Location Sacramento, CA

Platform Identity cdfwcons.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 29, 1914

Tour of Duty 2 mo

Age 23

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Acquitted

Deputy Game Warden George Jackson Rodolph is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At California Department of Fish and Wildlife, 9 of 17 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 52.9% of this agency's fallen.

California Department of Fish and Wildlife

of 17 officers

52.9% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious