Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Alford was killed in an automobile accident while returning to Cameron, Texas, with several other men, including a federal immigration officer. The front wheel of the vehicle came off of the car, causing it overturn. Deputy Alford was thrown from the vehicle and pinned underneath it.
Rest in peace Deputy Sheriff Alford.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis September 18th, 2022
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Alford served with the Milam County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Cameron community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Alford.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Nathaniel J. "Nat" Alford 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Milam 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. Nathaniel J. "Nat" Alford's cause is highlighted.
How Nathaniel J. "Nat" Alford Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Nathaniel J. "Nat" Alford is highlighted in Jun.
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