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Ralph Ackerman Holt

Died October 25, 1963

Ralph Ackerman Holt served in the U.S. Navy.

How He Died
Manner Homicide
Cause Gunshot wound
Mechanism Firearm
What Happened

Investigator Ralph Holt and Investigator Joe Cooper were shot and killed while serving a search warrant on the operator of a club in Bibb County, Alabama. The operator was suspected of selling moonshine whiskey at the club on Pondville Road about six miles south of Brent, Alabama. The suspect opened fire on the agents with a .38 caliber handgun as they entered the front door of the business. The suspect was shot and fatally wounded by other agents who were assisting with the raid. Investigator Holt was a WWII veteran of the US Navy Air Corps. He had served with the Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division for 10 years.

Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children and was buried in Greenview Cemetery, Florence, Alabama.
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Service Record
U.S. Navy
Also Served
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division
Investigator
Memorials
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Panel 17W · Line 17 cut as RALPH A HOLT
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In tribute

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.

Investigator Holt gave the United States Department of the Treasury 10 years.

Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

Rest easy, brother.

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

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