Roll of Honor
Frank Dalton
Incident
Deputy Marshal Frank Dalton was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a horse thief in Indian Territory (modern day Oklahoma) near the Arkansas River. The following week the suspect shot and killed Deputy Marshal Ed Stokley as he and a posse attempted to arrest the man. The suspect was shot and killed by another posse member after shooting Deputy Marshal Stokley. Deputy Marshal Dalton had served with the agency for 3 years and is buried in Elmwood Cemtery, Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas. Deputy Marshal Dalton was the older brother of Bob, Grat, Emmett and Mason Bill Dalton. Bob and Grat Dalton had served as Deputy United States Marshals in the Indian Territory (Oklahoma) but later turned to crime, forming the Dalton Gang. Bob and Grat were killed in the Coffeyville, Kansas bank robbery and shooting on October 5, 1892, in which one police officer was killed, and Emmett was captured. Mason Bill Dalton was involved in the killing of three officers in Ingalls, Oklahoma in September, 1893. He was later killed by officers near Ardmore, Oklahoma, in June, 1894.
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Deputy U.S. Marshal Dalton gave the United States Department of Justice 3 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy U.S. Marshal Frank Dalton 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 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 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
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. Frank Dalton's cause is highlighted.
How Frank Dalton Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Frank Dalton is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Frank Dalton was killed by gun; unknown type.
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