Dighton Lewis Little served in the U.S. Army for 1 year and 11 months. Dighton served during the years of the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
Deputy Sheriff Dighton Little was shot and killed while serving a narcotics-related warrant as a member of his department's SWAT team. The SWAT team was assisting deputies from Stanislaus County who had executed a search warrant several days earlier and recovered a weapon. While outside of the suspect's trailer on Highway 99, in Ripon, he was shot in the head with a high powered rifle fired through a window. The suspect was then shot and killed by other officers. Deputy Little was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
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In tribute
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Little served with the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the French Camp community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Little.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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